The Claimant's Application is granted. The parties shall proceed to the determination of certain key liability issues at a preliminary hearing on the basis set out below.

Signed statements of witnesses of fact, and hearsay notices by RDC 29.2 and 29.103 to 29.105 inclusive shall be filed and served by the parties by 4pm on Thursday 12 January 2017. Any witness statement in reply shall be filed and served by the later of 4pm on Thursday 9 February 2017 or 4 weeks following the exchange of witness statements. Unless otherwise ordered, witness statements shall stand as evidence in chief of the witness at the preliminary hearing.

Agreed hearing bundles shall be completed in accordance with Part 35 of the RDC and lodged by no later than 2 weeks before the preliminary hearing and by no later than 4pm on Monday 20 February 2017. [RDC 35.34]