15.—(1) A committee must give each party reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing (including any adjourned or postponed hearing) and any changes to the time and place of the hearing.
(2) The notice period for a hearing must be no less that 10 working days from the date of receipt of the notice, unless the parties consent to a shorter period or there are urgent or exceptional circumstances.
(3) A hearing must be in public unless the committee decides that exclusion of the public is appropriate.
(4) At a hearing—
(a)a party or a party’s representative may conduct the party’s case;
(b)the parties shall be heard in such order and, subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the procedure shall be such as the committee shall determine;
(c)a party may call witnesses, give evidence on his or her own behalf and cross‑examine any witnesses called by any other party.
(5) The committee may at any time postpone or adjourn a hearing, subject to regulation 18.