PART 2

GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3

SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY

Circumstances where a party is in default
3.1
A party is in default if that party fails—
a
to comply with the timetable;
b
to implement an order of the Court within the period specified in the order;
c
to appear or be represented at any hearing; or
d
otherwise to comply with any requirement imposed on that party by these Rules.

Sanctions where a party is in default
3.2
1
This rule—
a
applies where a party is in default;
b
but does not apply where a party is in default because the party has failed to comply with rule 18.4(1).
2
The Court may make any order to secure the expeditious disposal of the appeal.
3
In particular, the Court may either—
a
refuse the appeal, where the party in default is the appellant; or
b
allow the appeal, if the condition in paragraph (4) is satisfied, where either—
i
the party in default is the sole respondent; or
ii
every respondent is in default.
4
The condition is that the appellant must show cause why the appeal should be allowed.