Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2003

Pre-trial review

12.—(1) The tribunal may, whether on its own initiative or at the request of a party, hold a pre-trial review in respect of an application.

(2) The tribunal shall give the parties not less than 14 days notice (or such shorter notice as the parties agree to) of the date, time and place of the pre-trial review.

(3) At the pre-trial review the tribunal shall—

(a) give any direction that appears to the tribunal necessary or desirable for securing the just, expeditious and economical disposal of proceedings;

(b) endeavour to secure that the parties make all such admissions and agreements as ought reasonably to be made by them in relation to the proceedings; and

(c) record in any order made at the pre-trial review any such admission or agreement or any refusal to make such admission or agreement.

(4) The functions of the tribunal in relation to, or at, a pre-trial review may be exercised by any single member of the panel provided for in Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977(1) who is qualified to exercise them(2).

(1)

1977 c. 42; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

For who is qualified, see paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 12 to the 2002 Act.