(1) At any case management conference and at any subsequent hearing in the claim other than the trial, the court must consider whether a pre-trial review should be held to enable the court to deal justly with the claim.
(2) A party may apply for a direction that a pre-trial review be held.
(3) An application for a pre-trial review must be made at least 60 days before the trial date or the beginning of any trial period fixed under rule 27.5(3).
(4) The court office must give each party at least 14 days' notice of the date, time and place for the pre-trial review.