# The Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules (Amendment) Order 2005, Article 5: Amendment of the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules


For rule 79 there shall be substituted—
“79. (1) Any party who is dissatisfied with all or part of a taxation may within 14 days after the taxation appeal to the Judicial Committee by lodging a petition setting out the items objected to and stating concisely in each case the nature and grounds of the objections.
(2) Any party to whom a copy of the petition is delivered may within 14 days after such delivery lodge a response to the grounds of appeal stating concisely the reasons why they are opposed.
(3) A petition lodged under paragraph (1) above and a response lodged under paragraph (2) above must be served on all other parties who attended the taxation and on any other party to whom the Registrar directs that a copy should be delivered.
(4) The petition shall in the first instance be considered by a Board of the Judicial Committee which may—
(a) allow or dismiss the appeal without a hearing;
(b) invite any or all of the parties to lodge submissions or further submissions in writing on such matters connected with the appeal as may be specified;
(c) direct that the appeal be referred for an oral hearing.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1139/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicial-committee-general-appellate-jurisdiction-rules-amendment-order-2005/article-5
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