# The Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Rules (Northern Ireland) 2013, Article 31: Procedure where initial assessment is not agreed in relation to an award for legal representation


(1) Where—
(a) notification has been given under rule 29(3); and
(b) the bill in question relates to amounts incurred in respect of legal representation,
the solicitor to the inquiry must send the applicant, in writing, the points of dispute within twenty-one days of receipt of the notification.
(2) The points of dispute referred to in paragraph (1) must—
(a) identify each item to which the solicitor to the inquiry objects;
(b) state the nature of the objection for each item; and
(c) propose an amount to be allowed for each item in respect of which a reduction is sought.
(3) The applicant must provide a written response to the points of dispute to the solicitor to the inquiry within twenty-one days of the points of dispute having been sent to the applicant.
(4) The solicitor to the inquiry and the applicant may agree to extend the deadlines set out in paragraphs (1) and (3).
(5) Where the solicitor to the inquiry receives a written response under paragraph (3), he must consider the amount to which the response relates and having done so must issue the final assessment of the amount to be paid in respect of the award in question to the applicant within a reasonable time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/171/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/inquiry-into-historical-institutional-abuse-rules-northern-ireland-2013/article-31
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