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Rule 9 - Powers of the Court​

  1. The Court may, at any stage of the proceedings, of its own motion or on a reasoned request by a party, make a procedural order such as to order a party to take any step, answer any question or provide any clarification or evidence, within time periods to b e specified.

  2. The Court may disregard any step, fact, evidence or argument which a party has not taken or submitted in accordance with a time limit set by the Court or these Rules.

  3. Subject to paragraph 4, on a reasoned request by a party, the Court may:

    (a) extend, even retrospectively, a time period referred to in these Rules or imposed by the Court; and

    (b) shorten any such time period.

  4. The Court shall not extend the time periods referred to in Rules 198.1 , 213.1 and 224.1.

PART 1 - PROCEDURES BEFORE THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE​