Right of audience.
(Cap. 32).
(Cap. 87).
Non-com- pliance with rules,
Mode of giving decision of Tribunal.
Costs.
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35. In any proceedings before the Tribunal any of the following persons may address the Tribunal, namely
(a) any party to the proceedings, provided always that such party is not a company incorporated under the Com- panies Ordinance or other corporate body. A company or other corporate body shall be represented by a solicitor acting on its behalf or by a barrister retained on its behall;
(b) in the case of the Attorney General, a legal officer as
defined by the Legal Officers Ordinance;
(c) a barrister retained by or on behalf of any party; (d) a solicitor or any member of a firm of solicitors acting generally in the proceedings for a party thereto, but not a solicitor retained as an advocate by a solicitor so acting. 36. Non-compliance with any of these rules shall not render void any proceedings in any dispute referred to the Tribunal unless the Tribunal or the Registrar shall so direct, but such proceedings may be set aside either wholly or in part as irregular or may be amended or otherwise dealt with in such manner and upon such terms as the Tribunal or the Registrar may direct.
37. After the hearing of any dispute referred to the Tribunal, the Tribunal may give their decision in writing signed by the members of the Tribunal and it may be sent or delivered to the claimant and the Attorney General and it shall not be necessary for the Tribunal to meet merely for the purpose of announcing any decision:
Provided that where the Tribunal reserve their decision in a dispute referred to them in which an offer has been made by the Government either before or after the reference of the dispute to the Tribunal, the Tribunal may be informed of the fact that such an offer has been made before the Tribunal adjourns having reserved its decision and, in the event of the Tribunal not meeting for the purpose of giving their decision, either party may apply after the decision of the Tribunal has been made known for any question of costs which may arise as a result of the decision of the Tribunal to be set down for argument before the Tribunal.
38. The decision of the Tribunal may include an order as to the costs of the proceedings and may direct to whom or by whom such costs or any part thereof shall be paid and in what manner and by whom such costs shall be assessed or taxed.
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SCHEDULE.
Notice of Application.
FORM A.
(rules 8,25 & 30.
A dispute having arisen between (name and address of claimant) and the Government as to (here state nature of the dispate) and no agreement baving been reached, it is desired to refer the said dispute to the Shipping Claime Tribunal for hearing and determination.
(Signed by or on behalf of the claimant).
Name and address of claimant.
Name and address of claimant's solicitors (if any).
To the Registrar of the Supreme Court and to the Attorney General.
Dated the
day of
Form B.
19
*
A dispute having arisen between the Government and (name and address of claimant) as to (here state nature of the dispute) and no agree. ment having been reached, the Attorney General desires to refer the said dispute to the Shipping Claims Tribunal for hearing and determination.
(Signed by or on behalf of the Attorney General).
To the Registrar of the Supreme Court,
and to (name and address of claimant and name and address of bis solicitors (if any)).
Dated the
BETWEEN:
day of
Form of SuMMONS.
Shipping Claims Tribunal.
and
"
19
Claimant
Respondent
Let all parties concerned attend the Registrar at the Supreme Court on the
day of
19 at o'clock in the
noon on the hearing of an application on the part of
for an order that
то
Dated the
day of
This summons is taken out by
10
of
(Solicitors for)