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Chapter 14
The overriding objective
[ch 14: page 518]All ET proceedings must comply with an important principle known as the “overriding objective”. This principle requires judges to deal with cases justly, ensuring, as far as practical, that the parties are on an equal footing and that cases are handled efficiently and fairly and in a manner proportionate to their complexity or the importance of the issues they raise, without wasting money.