The Land Registration (Referral to the Adjudicator to HM Land Registry) Rules 2003

Procedure for referral to the adjudicator

3.—(1) When the registrar is obliged to refer a matter to the adjudicator under section 73(7) of the Act, he must as soon as practicable—

(a) prepare a case summary containing the information set out in paragraph (2),

(b) send a copy of the case summary to the parties,

(c) give the parties an opportunity to make comments on the contents of the case summary in the manner, to the address, and within the time specified by him, and

(d) inform the parties in writing that the case summary together with copies of the documents listed in it will be sent to the adjudicator with the notice referred to in rule 5(2).

(2) The case summary must contain the following information—

(a) the names of the parties,

(b) the addresses of the parties,

(c) details of their legal or other representatives (if any),

(d) a summary of the core facts,

(e) details of the disputed application,

(f) details of the objection to that application,

(g) a list of any documents that will be copied to the adjudicator, and

(h) anything else that the registrar may consider to be appropriate.

(3) The registrar may amend the case summary as he considers appropriate having considered any written comments made to him by the parties under paragraph (1)(c).