Court Procedures Rules 2006

A question or proceeding referred to a referee under rule 1531 must be conducted as if—

the reference were an arbitration agreement under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2017; and

the referee were an arbitral tribunal under that Act.

However, each party to the proceeding must, within a time set by the referee but before the referee has finished hearing evidence, give the referee and each other active party a brief statement of the findings of fact and law that the party says the referee should make.

This rule is subject to—

any directions given by the court under rule 1531 for the reference; and

rule 1535.