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

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. 6. Procedure for applying for and giving directions

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

   5. 8. Striking out a party’s case

   6. 9. Addition, substitution and removal of parties

   7. 10. Orders for costs

   8. 11. Representatives

   9. 12. Calculating time

   10. 13. Sending and delivery of documents

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

   12. 15. Disclosure, evidence and submissions

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

   14. 17. Withdrawal

   15. 18. Lead cases

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

   17. 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

      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. 26. The notice of appeal

      3. 27. The response

      4. 28. Appellant’s reply

      5. 29. Secondary disclosure by the respondent

      6. 30. Provision of copy documents

      7. 31. Involvement of the Attorney General under section 2D of the Charities Act 1993

   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. 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