The Summary Appeal Court (Navy) Rules 2000

Provisions which are to apply where there are two or more appellants

47.—(1) The following provisions of this rule shall apply where in accordance with rule 32 the court has decided to hear appeals by more than one appellant at the same time.

(2) The respondent’s case on each of the charges before the court shall be put before the case of any of the appellants, and he may make only one address in pursuance of rule 46(1).

(3) The judge advocate shall decide immediately before the hearing of the appeals the order in which the appellants are to put their case and to address the court in pursuance of rule 46(1).

(4) Before making a determination under paragraph (3) the judge advocate shall afford the respondent and each of the appellants the opportunity of making representations to him.

(5) Where the same legal representative represents two or more appellants, he may make only one address to the court in pursuance of rule 46(1).

(6) The court shall not close to deliberate on its decision in relation to any of the findings until the close of the case for each of the appellants and each of the appellants have had the opportunity to address the court in pursuance of rule 46(1).