A final hearing is a hearing at which the Tribunal determines the claim or such parts as remain outstanding following the initial consideration (under rule 26) or any preliminary hearing. There may be different final hearings for different issues (for example, liability, remedy or costs).

The Tribunal shall give the parties not less than 14 days' notice of the date of a final hearing. F1Notice of a final hearing may be given before the date that the response is to be presented under rule 16(1), provided the date of the hearing is no sooner than 14 days after the date on which the response form is to be presented to the Tribunal in accordance with rule 16(1).

Any final hearing shall be in public, subject to rules 50 and 94.