The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber (Procedure) Regulations 2016

Directions

38.—(1) On its own initiative or on the application of a party, the First-tier Tribunal may give directions to the parties relating to the conduct or progress of an application or an assured or regulated tenancy reference.

(2) The power to give directions is to be exercised subject to other provision in these Rules.

(3) Directions may be given orally or in writing and must be intimated to every party.

(4) Directions of the First-tier Tribunal may, in particular—

(a) relate to any matter concerning the preparation for a hearing;

(b) set time limits for something to be done;

(c) vary any time limit given in a previous direction;

(d) provide for—

(i) a matter to be dealt with as a preliminary issue;

(ii) a party to provide further details of that party’s case, or other information which appears to be necessary for the determination of the application or the assured or regulated tenancy reference;

(iii) witnesses to be heard;

(iv) the manner in which evidence is to be given;

(e) require a party to lodge and serve—

(i) statements of evidence which will be put forward at the hearing;

(ii) a paginated and indexed bundle of all the documents which will be relied on at the hearing;

(iii) a skeleton argument which summarises the submissions which will be made at the hearing and cites all the authorities which will be relied on, clearly identifying particular passages to be relied on;

(iv) a list of witnesses whom a party wishes to call to give evidence.

(5) When making directions the First-tier Tribunal must take into account the ability of parties to comply with the directions.