Rule 22 Effect of non-presentation or rejection of response, or case not contestedI1
England, Wales and Scotland
This rule applies where—
any response received has been rejected and no application for a reconsideration is yet to be determined, or
the respondent has stated that no part of the claim is contested.
The Tribunal must decide whether on the available material (which may include any further information which the parties are required by the Tribunal to provide), a determination can properly be made of the claim, or part of it. To the extent that a determination can be made, the Tribunal must issue a judgment accordingly, otherwise, a hearing must be fixed. Where the Tribunal has directed that a preliminary issue should be determined at a hearing, a judgment may be issued by the Tribunal under this rule after that issue has been determined without a further hearing.
The Tribunal must provide the respondent with notice of any hearing or decision of the Tribunal but the respondent may only participate in any hearing on that claim to the extent permitted by the Tribunal.