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125A Court may determine matter or proceeding without oral hearing
(1)The court may determine any matter in any proceeding, or determine any proceeding, without an oral hearing and entirely on the basis of written submissions and without the appearance of the parties—
(a)if the court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so; and
(b)whether or not the parties consent to the court doing so.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a criminal proceeding or a matter in a criminal proceeding.
Section 337A of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 provides similarly for criminal proceedings. See also section 201 of that Act.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1), in determining whether it is in the interests of justice to determine a matter or a proceeding without an oral hearing, the court shall have regard to—