Use of conference telephones and video facilities
Issued by the Senior Master 27th July 2001
The following Masters have conference telephones available for use:-
The Senior Master, Master Prebble, Master Trench, Master Tennant, Master Eyre, Master Leslie and Master Ungley.
Permission to conduct a telephone application should be sought from the Assigned Master. If granted, and a date and time are given, the applicant should:-
- Book a conference call through BT by telephoning this number: 0800 028 4194 or through an equivalent provider.
- Ensure that the Master, well in advance of the hearing, has ALL the necessary papers suitably paginated and that a similar bundle is available to the respondent.
[There is a Practice Direction on such hearings in Part 23 - see p.389 of Civil Procedure Spring 2001].
These are available to QB Masters as follows:-
The Senior Master in Room E117 - on the following number: 020 7831 6094 and all other Masters - in Room E110.
(A) To book a hearing by video conference before a Master, other than the Senior Master, the following steps should be taken:-
- The Master's agreement must be obtained.
- The hearing date and time given by the Master must be logged with the MSU. The MSU will instruct the applicant to contact Roger Little/Norman Muller on tel no. 020 7947 6357/6581.
Please take note that as Room E110 is used during the mornings, it will only always be available from 2pm onwards each day.
There is no protocol or Practice Direction for video hearings at present, but one is due to be published very soon.
(B) Applications for video hearings before the Senior Master on No. 020 7831 6094 should be made to him at the time of seeking a PRA but no notice has to be given to MSU.
The parties must comply with para. 1(ii) above.