The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008

Sending and delivery of documents

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13.—(1) Any document to be provided to the Tribunal under these Rules, a practice direction or a direction must be—

(a)sent by pre-paid post or delivered by hand to the address specified for the proceedings;

(b)sent by fax to the number specified for the proceedings; or

(c)sent or delivered by such other method as the Tribunal may permit or direct.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), if a party provides a fax number, email address or other details for the electronic transmission of documents to them, that party must accept delivery of documents by that method.

(3) If a party informs the Tribunal and all other parties that a particular form of communication (other than pre-paid post or delivery by hand) should not be used to provide documents to that party, that form of communication must not be so used.

(4) If the Tribunal or a party sends a document to a party or the Tribunal by email or any other electronic means of communication, the recipient may request that the sender provide a hard copy of the document to the recipient. The recipient must make such a request as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the document electronically.

(5) The Tribunal and each party may assume that the address provided by a party or its representative is and remains the address to which documents should be sent or delivered until receiving written notification to the contrary.