Section 26, The Commercial and Admiralty Court Rules, 2020

(1) Where it is not practical to conduct a scheduled pretrial settlement because a party fails, without good cause, to withinthe attend appointed time for the commencement of the hearing, the pre-trial Judge may- (a) strike out the action, if the non-complying party is a plaintiff or strike out the defence if the non- complying party is a defendant; (b) order a non-complying party to pay costs; or (c) make such order as he deems just. 14 15 Amendments. Assignment of case. Time limit to settle dispute. Proceedings during pretrial Notification to attend sessions. Third party Failure of party to attend (2) A party aggrieved by an Order made by a pre-trial Judge under sub-rule (1) may, within 7 days from the date of the Order, file in Court an application as set out in the Third Schedule showing good cause for restoration of the suit or defence and shall pay the costs. (3) Where a party shows good cause for restoring a suit or defence under sub-rule (2), the pre-trial Judge shall set aside the Order and restore the suit or defence and proceed with the pre-trial