(1) Where cross complaints are made by the same parties with reference to the same matter, the Court may, if it thinks fit, hear and determine such complaints at the same time.
(2) Where 2 or more complaints are made by one or more parties against another party or other parties and such complaints refer to the same matter, such complaints may, if the Court thinks fit, be heard and determined at one and the same time if each defendant is informed of his or her right to have the complaints taken separately and consents to their being taken together.