1981 Ed.] Disciplinary Committee Proceedings Rules [CAP. 159
19. (1) The Disciplinary Committee shall fix a day for the hearing and the clerk shall serve notice thereof on the applicant and the Society at least 21 days before the day fixed for the hearing.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee may require the applicant to give notice of his application and of the day fixed for the hearing by advertisement or otherwise, as they may direct.
20. If any person desires to object to the application, he shall give notice in writing to the applicant, the Society and the clerk at least 7 days before the day fixed for the hearing, specifying the grounds of his objection.
21. If the objector appears on the day fixed for the hearing, and if the Disciplinary Committee are of opinion, after hearing the parties or either of them, that the notice of objection discloses a prima facie case for inquiry they may dispose of the same forthwith or they may adjourn the hearing and may give directions relating to the adjourned hearing, including directions as to the party on whom the burden of proof shall lie.
22. If no objection is made to the application, the Disciplinary Committee may decide the same without requiring the attendance of the applicant.
23. The rules contained in Parts II and IV shall apply mutatis mutandis to the hearing of any application under this Part.
24. In respect of any application by a solicitor to procure his name to be removed from the roll, the Disciplinary Committee shall order either that the name of the solicitor be removed from the roll, or that the application be refused, and may make such order as to costs as they think fit.
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[Subsidiary]
Notice of hearing.
Notices of objections.
Hearing of objections.
Dispensing with attendance.
Application of rules in Parts II and IV.
Order on application.
PART IV
GENERAL
25. The Disciplinary Committee may at any stage of proceedings against a respondent refer the case or any aspect thereof to the Council and may adjourn the proceedings pending the consideration thereof by the Council so that the Council may, if it so decides, take such further proceedings under rule 3 against the respondent or undertake on behalf of the original applicant the prosecution of his application.
26. Unless the Disciplinary Committee direct otherwise, no proceedings shall be withdrawn after they have been transmitted to the Disciplinary Committee pursuant to rule 4.
Reference to Council of Society.
$2 of 1980, s. 2.
Withdrawal of proceedings.
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1981 Ed.] Disciplinary Committee Proceedings Rules [CAP. 159
19. (1) The Disciplinary Committee shall fix a day for the hearing and the clerk shall serve notice thereof on the applicant and the Society at least 21 days before the day fixed for the hearing.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee may require the applicant to give notice of his application and of the day fixed for the hearing by advertisement or otherwise, as they may direct.
20. If any person desires to object to the application, he shall give notice in writing to the applicant, the Society and the clerk at least 7 days before the day fixed for the hearing. specifying the grounds of his objection.
21. If the objector appears on the day fixed for the hearing. and if the Disciplinary Committee are of opinion, after hearing the parties or either of them. that the notice of objection discloses a prima facie case for inquiry they may dispose of the same forthwith or they may adjourn the hearing and may give directions relating to the adjourned hearing, including directions as to the party on whom the burden of proof shall lie.
22. If no objection is made to the application. the Disciplinary Committee may decide the same without requiring the attendance of the applicant.
23. The rules contained in Parts II and IV shall apply mutatis mutandis to the hearing of any application under this Part.
24. In respect of any application by a solicitor to procure his name to be removed from the roll, the Disciplinary Committee shall order either that the name of the solicitor be removed from the roll. or that the application be refused, and may make such order as to costs as they think fit.
C5
[Subsidiary]
Notice of hearing.
Notices of objections.
Hearing of objections.
Dispensing with attendance.
Application of rules in Parts II and IV.
Order on application.
PART IV
GENERAL
25. The Disciplinary Committee may at any stage of proceed- ings against a respondent refer the case or any aspect thereof to the Council and may adjourn the proceedings pending the consideration thereof by the Council so that the Council may, if it so decides, take such further proceedings under rule 3 against the respondent or undertake on behalf of the original applicant the prosecution of his application.
26. Unless the Disciplinary Committee direct otherwise, no proceedings shall be withdrawn after they have been transmitted to the Disciplinary Committee pursuant to rule 4.
Reference to Council of Society.
$2 of 1980, s. 2.
Withdrawal of proceedings.
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