# The Licensed Conveyancers' Discipline and Appeals Committee (Procedure) Rules Approval Order 1987, Paragraph 10: Proof of Conviction in a case relating to conviction


(1) In cases arising out of a complaint or information from which it appears that a licensed conveyancer or recognised body has been convicted of a criminal offence the following order of proceedings shall be observed concerning proof of the convictions alleged in the charge:–
(a) the complainant, or, if no complainant appears, the Solicitor shall adduce evidence of the convictions;
(b) if no evidence is adduced concerning any particular conviction, the Chairman shall thereupon announce that that conviction has not been proved;
(c) if the respondent appears, then the Chairman shall ask him concerning each conviction of which evidence is so adduced whether he admits the conviction; and if he admits it the Chairman shall thereupon announce that the conviction has been proved.
(2) (a) Where the respondent appears, the following further order of proceedings shall be observed:–
(i) if the respondent submits that a conviction elsewhere than in the United Kingdom was for an offence which, if committed in England and Wales would not have constituted a criminal offence, he may adduce evidence and may address the Committee in that behalf;
(ii) if the respondent does not admit all the convictions, he may then adduce evidence concerning any conviction which he has not admitted on the question whether he was convicted as alleged, and may address the Committee on that question;
Provided that only one address may be made under either of the aforementioned sub-paragraphs and, where the respondent adduces evidence, that address shall be made either before that evidence is begun or after it is concluded;
(b) on the conclusion of proceedings under the last foregoing paragraph, the Committee shall consider every conviction of which evidence has been adduced and shall determine whether or not it has been proved; and the Chairman shall announce their determination in such terms as they may approve.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/789/schedule/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-1987/schedule/paragraph-10
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