(1) As soon as practicable after —
(a) each party has returned a completed listing questionnaire to the court office; or
(b) the court has held a listing hearing under rule 27.9(2), the court office must fix the date of the trial (or, if it has already done so, confirm that date) and notify the parties.
(2) The general rule is that the court office must give the parties at least 8 weeks' notice of the date of the trial.
(3) The court may however give shorter notice —
(a) if the parties agree; or
(b) in urgent cases.