(1) Unless the court directs otherwise, an assessment of
damages must be conducted as nearly as possible in the same way as a trial.
(2) The hearing date for assessment must be fixed under part 2 .
(3) When the
hearing date is fixed, the plaintiff must serve notice of the hearing date on
the defendant.
(4) However, if judgment is obtained in a Magistrates Court
under chapter 9 , part 1 , subrule (3) does not apply and the registrar may
proceed immediately to assess damages or refer the assessment of damages to a
court constituted by a magistrate, without notice to the party against whom
the judgment was obtained.
