Regulation 15 Decision
(1)
This regulation applies where the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice have considered advice in accordance with regulation 12 and decide either not to exercise, or exercise further, their powers in regulation 13, and regulation 14 either does not apply or has been complied with.
(2)
The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice may agree—
(a)
to dismiss a case; or
(b)
to issue a particular disciplinary sanction.
(3)
Where a case is dismissed, the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice may agree that—
(a)
the alleged conduct took place but did not constitute misconduct; and
(b)
the Lord Chief Justice may deal with the matter informally.