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"Moreover, particular rules or sets of rules should be instituted in order to expedite the settlement of disputes: a. in urgent cases; b. in cases relating to an undisputed right or an established liquidated claim and in cases involving small claims;c. in the field of road accidents, labour disputes, landlord and tenant issues and certain questions of family law, in particular the fixing and reassessment of maintenance. (2) To this end, one or more of the following measures could be utilised: simplified methods of commencing litigation; no hearing or the convening of only one hearing or, as the occasion may require, of a preliminary preparatory hearing; exclusively written or oral proceedings, as the case may be; prohibition or restriction of certain exceptions and defences; more flexible rules of evidence; no adjournments or only brief adjournments; the appointment of a court expert, either ex officio or on application of the parties, if possible at the commencement of the proceedings; an active role for the court in conducting the case and in calling for and taking evidence."
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