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for service (see rule 6.02).

9.04  Corporation must be represented
  Except as provided by or under an Act or regulations made under an Act, or with the leave of the Court, a corporation may not start or carry on a proceeding otherwise than by a lawyer.

Part 10—How to conduct proceedings

Division 10.1—First court date

10.01  Directions and orders
 (1) At the first court date, the Court or a Registrar must give orders or directions for the conduct of the proceeding.
 (2) Without limiting subrule (1), the Court or a Registrar may hear and determine all or part of the proceeding.
 (3) Without limiting subrule (1), the Court or a Registrar may make orders or directions in relation to the following:
 (a) manner and sufficiency of service;
 (b) amendment of documents;
 (c) defining the issues;
 (d) filing affidavits;
 (e) cross‑claims;
 (f) joinder of parties;
 (g) dispute resolution;
 (h) admissibility of affidavits;
 (i) discovery and inspection of documents;
 (j) interrogatories;
 (k) inspections of real or personal property;
 (l) admissions of fact or of documents;
 (m) giving particulars;
 (n) giving evidence at hearing (including the use of statements of evidence and taking evidence by video link or telephone or other means);
 (o) expert evidence and court experts;
 (p) transfer of proceedings;
 (q) costs;
 (r) hearing date;
 (s) any other matter that the Court or Registrar considers appropriate.

10.02  Adjournment of first court date
 (1) If the parties agree that, because of short service or other special circumstances, it is not appropriate to proceed on the first court date fixed, the parties may ask a Registrar in writing to adjourn the first court date to another date.
 (2) The Registrar may adjourn the first court date to the date requested by the parties or to another date that is practicable.

10.03  Fixing date for final hearing
  At the first court date, the Court or a Registrar may:
 (a) fix a date for final hearing; or
 (b) direct the parties to arrange with the Registrar a date for final hearing; or
 (c) fix a date after which either party may request a date for final hearing; or
 (d) remove the matter from the list.

Division 10.2—Dispute resolution

10.04  Agreement reached by dispute resolution
  If the parties to a proceeding resolve the issues between them following a dispute resolution process, the parties may:
 (a) discontinue the proceeding; or
 (b) ask the Court to make consent orders.
Note 1: Parties may be advised to use dispute resolution processes. For the duty of the Court to advise people to use dispute resolution processes, see section 158 of the Act. For the duty of lawyers to advise parties to use dispute resolution processes, see section 159 of the