Failure to comply with rules etc.
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7.—(1) An irregularity resulting from a failure to comply with any requirement in these Rules, a practice direction or a direction, does not of itself render void the proceedings or any step taken in the proceedings.
(2) If a party has failed to comply with a requirement in these Rules, a practice direction or a direction, the Upper Tribunal may take such action as it considers just, which may include—
(a)waiving the requirement;
(b)requiring the failure to be remedied;
(c)exercising its power under rule 8 (striking out a party’s case); or
(d)restricting a party’s participation in the proceedings.