(1) Notice of an application for summary judgment must be served not less than 14 days before the date fixed for hearing the application.
(2) The notice under paragraph (1) must identify the issues which it is proposed that the court should deal with at the hearing.
(3) The court may exercise its powers without such notice at any case management conference.
• Part 11 contains general rules about applications.
(4) If a claimant applies for summary judgment before a defendant against whom the application is made has filed a defence, that defendant need not file a defence before the hearing.