(1) At any stage of a proceeding the Court may give any direction for the conduct of the proceeding which it thinks conducive to its effective, complete, prompt and economical determination.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a party may apply for directions on the hearing either of a summons filed for the purpose or of a summons for other relief.
(3) The requirement to file a summons does not apply in respect of an interlocutory application in a proceeding in a specialist list if a practice note applying in respect of proceedings in that list otherwise provides.