26.—(1) Subject to any direction given by the Tribunal, the appellant may provide a reply to any respondent's notice provided under rule 25 (respondent's notice).
(2) Any reply provided under paragraph (1) must be in writing and must be sent or delivered to the Tribunal and every respondent so that it is received within 1 month after the date on which the relevant respondent sent the respondent's notice to the appellant.