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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-review-tribunal-for-wales-rules-2008/article-27",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2705",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008",
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  "path": "article/27",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Hearings in a party's absence",
  "text": "If a party fails to attend a hearing, the Tribunal may proceed with the hearing if—\n(a) the Tribunal—\n(i) is satisfied that the party has been notified of the hearing or that reasonable steps have been taken to notify the party of the hearing; and\n(ii) the Tribunal is not aware of any good reason for the failure to attend; or\n(b) the Tribunal otherwise considers that it is in the interests of the patient to proceed with the hearing.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2705/article/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:23:17.878228+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."
}