(1) Parts 25 to 27 and 38 apply to an Admiralty claim except that —
(a) the date, time and place for the case management conference must be fixed by the court office on the happening of the following events —
(i) in any proceedings other than one to which rule 72.19 or 72.36 applies – on the filing of a defence,
(ii) where rule 72.19 applies – on the filing of the second preliminary act;
(b) where rule 72.36 applies then, if the court does not make a decree limiting the claimant's liability, it must treat the hearing of the application under that rule as a case management conference; and
(c) the case management conference must be conducted by a judge of the High Court.
(2) At the case management conference the court must determine whether the trial is to be without assessors or with one or more assessors and the qualifications for such assessors.
(3) Rules 38.5, 38.6 and 39.1 apply to Admiralty claims subject to the following and any other necessary modifications —
(a) the bundles referred to in rules 38.6 and 39.1 must include any preliminary acts; and
(b) if trial with one or more assessors has been ordered, an additional bundle of the documents listed in rule 39.1(5) as amended by paragraph (a) must be lodged for the use of each assessor.