At a listing hearing for a proceeding, the court may make the directions it considers appropriate including in relation to—
(a) simplifying the issues in dispute; and
(b) limiting the number of witnesses or the issues to be covered by witness evidence; and
(c) the filing and serving of expert reports; and
(d) the filing and serving of affidavit evidence; and
(e) the admission of facts or documents to avoid unnecessary proof; and
(f) written submissions to the court on issues of law or issues of law and fact; and
(g) the estimated length of the trial; and
(h) the possibility of the proceeding being settled before the trial; and
(i) anything else that may assist the early resolution of the proceeding.