Section 27, The Commercial and Admiralty Court Rules, 2020

(1) Where none of the parties attend the pre-trialsettlement within the 14 days period, the pre-trial Judge shall- (a) award costs against the parties which should be paid before the matter continues for pretrial settlement; (b) dismiss the whole suit as he deems fit where both parties fail to pay the cost; or (c) apply Rule 26 where one party fails to appear. (2) Costs under sub-rule (1) shall be paid to the Judicial Sub- Treasury as may be deemed appropriate by the Judge.