Article 33 Review of the amount of an award for legal representation
Where there remains a disagreement as to a final assessment by the solicitor to the inquiry in respect of any award under rule 31(5) or rule 32(2) an applicant may apply to the chairperson to review the assessment.
The application for a review must be made in writing and received by the solicitor to the inquiry within twenty one days of the date of despatch of the final assessment by the solicitor to the inquiry which it is sought to review.
The chairperson may—
require such information to be provided by the applicant as he may consider necessary; and
may determine any review without a hearing if he so decides; and
may extend the time for applying for a review if the applicant satisfies him that there was a good reason for not making the application within the time provided by paragraph (2).
The decision of the chairperson on the review shall be final.
Where the chairperson determines the amount of an award under this Rule—
he shall notify the applicant of that determination; and
refer the award to OFMDFM within twenty-eight days of that notice being sent for approval and if appropriate payment of that amount.