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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001/schedule/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2797",
  "legislation_title": "The Licensed Conveyancers' Discipline and Appeals Committee (Procedure) Rules Approval Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensed-conveyancers-discipline-and-appeals-committee-procedure-rules-approval-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/26",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Denial of some or all allegations or complaints",
  "text": "(1) The Solicitor must first set out the case against the respondent and then adduce evidence of the allegations or complaint.\n(2) If the complainant is not called as a witness, he may be heard by the Committee if he wishes.\n(3) If no evidence about an allegation or complaint is given, the Committee must determine that they are not satisfied as to it and dismiss it.\n(4) If the respondent attends the hearing—\n(a) he may cross-examine any witness and, if the Committee has heard the complainant, the complainant;\n(b) after the Solicitor has set out the case against him, the respondent may make one or both of the following submissions about any allegation or complaint in respect of which evidence has been adduced against him—\n(i) that sufficient evidence has not been adduced on which the Committee could find that the facts alleged in the allegation or complaint have been proved;\n(ii) that the facts proved do not support the allegation or complaint.\n(5) If the respondent makes such a submission—\n(a) the Solicitor may reply to it;\n(b) after hearing the Solicitor, the Committee must determine whether the submission should be upheld,\n(c) if they determine to uphold it, they must dismiss the allegation or complaint, and\n(d) if they determine not to uphold it, the proceedings on the application must continue as set out in paragraphs (6) to (10).\n(6) The respondent may—\n(a) adduce evidence rebutting any allegation or complaint, and\n(b) may address the Committee, (but only once, unless the Committee gives leave for a further address);\nand, if he chooses to adduce evidence under paragraph (a), may choose whether to address the Committee under paragraph (b), before beginning to adduce it or after its conclusion.\n(7) Any witness who gives evidence for the respondent may be cross-examined by the Solicitor, and the Chairman may permit the respondent to examine the witness further.\n(8) After that, if the Committee permit him to do so, the Solicitor may adduce evidence to rebut any evidence adduced by the respondent; and, if he does so, the respondent may make a further address limited to the Solicitor’s evidence.\n(9) If evidence, which does not relate to the respondent’s character, is given by a person other than the respondent, the Solicitor may address the Committee by way of reply to the respondent’s case; and the Committee may permit him to do so when no such evidence has been adduced.\n(10) If the respondent makes a submission to the Committee on a point of law, the Solicitor has a right of reply limited to the submission (but without prejudice to his rights under paragraph (9)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2797/schedule/paragraph/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:31:22.084629+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}