Part 36.16.3C of the UCPR prohibits extensions of time to vary orders, and a notice of motion to reformulate must be filed within the time specified. However, where both parties consent to the court resolving a problem with orders, the court may invoke its inherent powers to do so even if the matter arguably lies outside the slip rule, in fulfilment of the overriding purpose in s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005.
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