both before and after the transfer sball, subject to any order of the tribunal. be in the discretion of the court to which the proceedings are transferred, and that court may make orders with respect thereto and as to the scales on which the costs of the proceedings are to be taxed; and the costs of the whole proceedings shall be caxed in that court
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(f) by laving them with some person for him at his last known place of residence or at his place of business; or
(i) in such other manner as may be directed by the registrar.
PART V
PROCEDURE
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PART IV
COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINOS
12. (1) A proceeding in the tribunal shall be commenced by filing a claim with the registrar.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a claim shall be in writing in the pro- scribed form, in either the English or Chinese language, and shall be signed by the claimant
(3) The registrar may permit a claim to be made orally and shall cause it to be reduced to writing and shall supply a copy thereof to the claimanIL and, if the registrar thinks it appropriate, a translation thereof if it is reduced to writing in the English language.
(4) In any joint or representative claim-→→
(a) the registrar rony permit the claim to be filed notwithstanding that it has not been signed by all the claimantt or persons represented on condition that all the claimants or such persons shall do so before the date of hearing: and
(6) the name of a claimant or person represented who has not so signed the claim before the hearing may, if the tribunal so directs, be deleted from the claim and the amount of the claim reduced accordingly.
13. A claim shall contain-
(a) the came and address of each claimant, and, in the case of a representative claim, the name and address of each person rep- resented;
(b) the name and address of each defendant;
(c) the sum of money claimed by each claimant or person represented; (d) such particulars of the claim as are reasonably sufficient to inform the defendant of the ground for the claim and the manner in which the amount claimed by each claimant or person represented has been calculated.
14. (1) The registrar shall, when a claim has been filled--
(0) fix a place and date for hearing the claim which shall, unless the parties otherwise agree, be not earlier than 10 days not later than 60 days after the filing of the claim; and
(b) cause a copy of the written claim and a notice in the prescribed form of the date and place of hearing to be served on every defendant in the manner specified in subsection (2).
(2) Service of a copy of the written claim and the notice of hearing- () shall be carried out by such person as may be appointed by the
registrar for the purpose; and
(b) shall be effected—
() by delivering them personally to the defendant;
15. The adjudicator shal! keep a summary of the evidence, submissions or statements made of given in proceedings in the tribunal and of any point of law and of his decision thereon.
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16. (1) The bearing of proceedings in the tribunal shall be conducted Aedor la be in an informal manner.
(2) The tribunal may summon any witness and require the production of any document, record, book of account or other thing, which is relevant in any proceedings,
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(3) The tribuna) shall inquire Into any mätter which it may consider relevant to a claim, whether or not it has been raised by a party.
17. If a defendant who has been duly served with a copy of the written claim and a potice of bearing fails to appear at the hearing, by himself or a person authorized by the tribunal to appear on his behalf, the tribunal may hear the claim notwithstanding the absence of the defendant.
Informal.
Gearing of claim to absence
of defendant.
18. (0) The tribunal shall determine a claim and make such award or Determinaç order thereon as it thinks fit as soon as possible after the conclusion of the f bearing of the claim.
(2) The reasons for an award or order may be given orally or in writing as the tribunal biska 61
(3) An adjudicator shall, when he has made an award or order orally, reduce it to writing as soon as possible, and in any case not later than 14 days after the date of the award or order.
(4) Every written award or order shall be served by the registrar on the parties, and it shall not be necessary for the party in whose favour an award or order bas boon made to prove that it reached the party to be served.
(5) Service of an award or order under subsection (4) shall be effected
(a) by delivering it personally to the party to be served;
(b) by leaving it with some person for him at his last known place of
residence or at his place of business; or
(c) in such other manner as the registrar thinks fit.
19. (1) The following persons shall have a right of audience before Bar of the triburial-
(a) any party,
(b) an officer or servant of a corporation, if the corporation is a
party;
(c) a member of a partnership, if the persons comprising the partner-
ship are parties;
(c) with the leave of the tribunal, any person, other than counsel or a solicitor, who is authorized in writing by a party to appear as his representative.
pudience.