Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008
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6. In rule 11 (representatives)—
(a)at the beginning of paragraph (1) insert “Subject to paragraph (5A),”;
(b)at the beginning of paragraph (5) insert “Subject to paragraph (5B),”; and
(c)after paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) In fresh claim proceedings, a party may appoint as a representative only a person authorised under the Legal Services Act 2007(1) to undertake the conduct of litigation in the High Court.
(5B) At a hearing of fresh claim proceedings, rights of audience before the Upper Tribunal are restricted to persons authorised to exercise those rights in the High Court under the Legal Services Act 2007.”.
(1)