40.—(1) The Tribunal may announce its decision at the conclusion of the hearing or may reserve its decision for announcement at a later date. In either case the announcement must be made in public unless rule 35(8) applies.
(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after making a decision which finally disposes of all issues in the proceedings, the Tribunal must provide to each party a judgment containing written reasons for its decision, signed by a member of the Tribunal.
(3) As soon as reasonably practicable following a case management hearing, the Tribunal will provide to each party a memorandum containing written reasons for its decisions, signed by a member of the Tribunal.
(4) Decisions on applications made during the course of a substantive hearing [F1must] be announced in a public session and the written reasons [F1must] be contained in the judgment issued at the conclusion of the proceedings.
(5) The Tribunal or a clerk may, at any time, correct a clerical error or omission in a judgment or memorandum.
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F1Word in rule 40(4) substituted (25.5.2020) by The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/462), rules 1(2), 18
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