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The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

    2. 2.Overriding objective and parties' obligation to co-operate with the tribunal

    3. 3.Alternative dispute resolution and arbitration

  3. PART 2 General powers and provisions

    1. 4.Delegation to staff

    2. 5.Case management powers

    3. 5A.Coronavirus temporary rule (decisions without a hearing)

    4. 6.Procedure for applying for and giving directions

    5. 7.Failure to comply with rules, practice directions or tribunal directions

    6. 7A.Certification

    7. 8.Striking out a party's case

    8. 9.Addition, substitution and removal of parties

    9. 10.Orders for costs

    10. 11.Representatives

    11. 12.Calculating time

    12. 13.Sending and delivery of documents

    13. 14.Prevention of disclosure or publication of documents and information

    14. 15.Disclosure, evidence and submissions

    15. 16.Summoning or citation of witnesses and orders to answer questions or produce documents

    16. 17.Withdrawal

    17. 18.Lead cases

    18. 18A.Entry directions

    19. 19.Transfer of ... cases to the Upper Tribunal

    20. 19A.Power to stay or sist decision pending an appeal to, or decision by, the Tribunal

    21. 20.Procedure for applying for a stay of a decision pending an appeal

  4. PART 3 Proceedings before the Tribunal

    1. CHAPTER 1 Before the hearing – cases other than charities cases or certification cases

      1. 21.Application of this Chapter

      2. 22.The notice of appeal

      3. 23.The response

      4. 24.Appellant's reply

    2. CHAPTER 2 Before the hearing – charities cases

      1. 25.Application of this Chapter

      2. 25A.Application for an authorised costs order

      3. 26.The notice of appeal

      4. 27.The response

      5. 28.Appellant's reply

      6. 29.Secondary disclosure by the respondent

      7. 30.Provision of copy documents

      8. 31.Involvement of the Attorney General under section 318 of the Charities Act 2011

    3. CHAPTER 3 Hearings

      1. 32.Decision with or without a hearing

      2. 33.Entitlement to attend and take part in a hearing

      3. 34.Notice of hearings

      4. 35.Public and private hearings

      5. 35A.Coronavirus temporary rule (recording of remote hearings)

      6. 36.Hearings in a party's absence

    4. CHAPTER 4 Decisions

      1. 37.Consent orders

      2. 38.Decisions

  5. PART 4 Correcting, setting aside, reviewing and appealing Tribunal decisions

    1. 39.Interpretation

    2. 40.Clerical mistakes and accidental slips or omissions

    3. 41.Setting aside a decision which disposes of proceedings

    4. 42.Application for permission to appeal

    5. 43.Tribunal's consideration of application for permission to appeal

    6. 44.Review of a decision

    7. 45.Power to treat an application as a different type of application

  6. Signature

  7. Explanatory Note

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