# The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Rule 12.12: Hearing and determination without notice


(1) Where the Act and these Rules do not require service of a sealed copy of the application on, or notice of it to be delivered to, any person, the court may—
(a) hear the application as soon as reasonably practicable;
(b) fix a venue for the application to be heard, in which case rule 12.9 applies to the extent that it is relevant; or
(c) determine the application without a hearing.
(2) However nothing in the Act or these Rules is to be taken as prohibiting the applicant from giving notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/12.12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-12.12
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