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The Working Party also notes (as pointed out by the DOJ), that pursuant to the
Practice Direction on "Long Cases",
where a case is likely to last for 15 days or
longer or "where by reason of the complexity of the case or otherwise" the judge
considers such course advantageous to the proper conduct of the proceedings, he may
assign the case to a judge designated as the trial judge. Where this is done, the
designated judge will hold a preliminary hearing to give directions (the parties having
discussed appropriate directions beforehand), make orders for any needed pre-trial
hearings and deal with all the interlocutory applications. In effect, this allows parties
engaged in a heavy or complex case to seek a direction for it to be given docket
treatment. The Working Party supports the continuation of this practice.
Recommendation 63: The Working Party does not recommend adopting a
docket system generally for managing cases in Hong Kong. However, it
supports the continued use of effectively a docket system in accordance with
specialist list procedures or pursuant to applications made under PD 5.7 in
respect of cases thought appropriate for management by a docket system.
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