Act of Sederunt (Fitness for Judicial Office Tribunal Rules) (No. 2) 2014

Response to statement of reasons

6.—(1) The judicial office holder may lodge a written response to the investigating officer’s recommendation and statement of reasons.

(2) Any written response must—

(a) be submitted to the clerk to the tribunal within 28 days of—

(i) the date of the written notice provided under rule 4(7)(a);

(ii) the date on which the tribunal notifies the judicial office holder that it has refused an application for further specification in terms of rule 5(4); or

(iii) the date on which the investigating officer provides further specification in terms of rule 5(3),

whichever is the latest;

(b) state to what extent any facts set out in the statement of reasons are admitted or denied;

(c) include any statement of facts that the judicial office holder wishes to make;

(d) indicate any issues of law that the judicial office holder intends to raise;

(e) provide the names and addresses of any persons that the judicial office holder may wish to provide as witnesses; and

(f) provide a list and copies of any documents and a list of any productions to which the judicial office holder may wish to refer at any hearing.

(3) The tribunal may, on cause shown, allow the judicial office holder to lodge a supplementary written response containing further information falling within the scope of paragraph (2)(b) to (f).