Regulation 7 Notification to opponent
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) below, it shall be the duty of the Board to send to any opponent, or to the solicitor acting for any opponent–
(a)
notification that application for legal aid has been made;
(b)
a copy of the statement referred to in regulation 5(1)(b) above; and
(c)
notice of the opponent’s right, under regulation 8 below, to make representations to the Board.
(2)
Paragraph (1) above shall not apply if–
(a)
the addresses of the opponent and the opponent’s solicitor are not known to the Board and could not reasonably be ascertained by the solicitor acting for the applicant; or
(b)
the Board, on the application of the solicitor acting for the applicant, determines that notification should be dispensed with or postponed.