(1) The court may not adjourn a case management conference without fixing a new date, time and place for the adjourned case management conference.
(2) If the court is satisfied that the parties are —
(a) attending, or have arranged to attend, a form of alternative dispute resolution procedure; or
(b) in the process of negotiating, or are likely to negotiate a settlement,
the court may adjourn the case management conference to a suitable date, time and place to enable negotiations or the alternative dispute resolution procedure to continue.
(3) If the case management conference is adjourned under paragraph (2) each party must notify the court office promptly if the claim is settled.
(4) The court may give directions as to the preparation of the case for trial if the case management conference is adjourned.
(5) As far as practicable, any adjourned case management conference and procedural application made prior to a pre-trial review must be heard and determined by the judge, master or registrar who conducted the first case management conference.