2.
—(1) When the summons for directions first comes to be heard, the Court shall consider whether —
(a)
it is possible to deal then with all the matters which, by Rules 3 to 7, are required to be considered on the hearing of the summons for directions; or
(b)
it is expedient to adjourn the consideration of all or any of those matters until a later stage.
(2) If when the summons for directions first comes to be heard, the Court considers that it is possible to deal then with all the said matters, it shall deal with them forthwith and shall endeavour to secure that all other matters which must or can be dealt with on interlocutory applications and have not already been dealt with are also then dealt with.
(3) If, when the summons for directions first comes to be heard, the Court considers that it is expedient to adjourn the consideration of all or any of the matters which, by Rules 3 to 7, are required to be considered on the hearing of the summons, the Court shall deal forthwith with such of those matters as it considers can conveniently be dealt with forthwith and adjourn the consideration of the remaining matters and shall endeavour to secure that all other matters which must or can be dealt with on interlocutory applications and have not already been dealt with are dealt with either then or at a resumed hearing of the summons for directions.
(4) If, on the summons for directions, an action is ordered to be transferred to the Subordinate Courts, nothing in this Order shall be construed as requiring the Court to make any further order on the summons.
(5) If, on the summons for directions, the action or any question or issue therein is ordered to be tried before the Registrar, the Court may, without giving any further directions, adjourn the summons so that it can be heard by the Registrar, and the party required to apply to the Registrar for directions may do so by notice without taking out a fresh summons.
(6) If the hearing of the summons for directions is adjourned without a day being fixed for the resumed hearing thereof, any party may restore it to the list on 2 days notice to the other parties.