There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, Section 31.
31.—(1) Subject to the remainder of this rule, the Tribunal must hold a hearing before making a decision which disposes of proceedings.
(2) The Tribunal need not hold a hearing if consent to proceeding without a hearing has been given by—
(a)each party; and
(b)each other person who has been sent a notification as being entitled, invited or permitted to attend the hearing.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) a party or other person shall be taken to have consented if—
(a)the Tribunal has given that party or other person not less than 28 days' notice [F1or, in an unresponsive grantor case, not less than 14 days’ notice,] of its intention to dispose of the proceedings without a hearing, and
(b)no objection has been received from that party or other person within that time,
except that the Tribunal may regard such a party or other person as having consented upon shorter notice in urgent or exceptional circumstances.
(4) The Tribunal may in any event dispose of proceedings without a hearing under rule 9 (striking out a party's case) or under rule 39(4) (implementation of court order in land registration cases).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 31(3)(a) inserted (1.11.2022) by The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/1030), rules 1, 4(4)
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