(1) Any application (other than an application for leave to appeal) to the court must be made in writing in the first instance and be considered by a single judge of the court, or if the Chief Justice directs, by —
(a) the court;
(b) a judge of the court below;
(c) a master;
(d) the Chief Registrar; or
(e) the registrar of the court below.
(2) If an appeal has been referred under rule 62.17(2) to a single judge of the court for case management, the application should, wherever practicable, be considered by that judge.
(3) So far as practicable, an interlocutory application is to be dealt with on paper or by electronic or other means of communication.
(4) The court office must give the parties to the appeal at least 7 days' notice of any hearing, unless the court otherwise directs.