(1) The general rule is that a referee must be appointed at a case management conference or pre-trial review.
(2) The referee must be a person agreed on by the parties or, if they fail to agree, a person selected by the court in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) If the parties cannot agree who should be the referee, the court may —
(a) select the referee from a list prepared or identified by the parties; or
(b) direct that the referee be selected in such other manner as the court directs.
(4) The court must identify the question or issue upon which the referee is to report.
(5) The court must decide what fee is to be paid to the referee and by whom.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (5), the court may ultimately order any party to pay the fee of the referee.