Article 17 Applications for restoration and termination of indefinite suspensionI1

This Rule applies to applications made to the Tribunal under section 47 of F1the 1974 Act by—

An application to which this Rule applies must be sent to the Tribunal and must be made using the prescribed form.

The application must be supported by a Statement setting out the facts and matters supporting the application and exhibiting any documents relied upon by the applicant.

The Society must be a respondent to any application to which this Rule applies.

The applicant must serve on the Society-

Every application to which this Rule applies must be advertised by the applicant in the Law Society’s Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the area of the applicant’s former practice (if available) and must also be advertised by the Tribunal on its website.

Any person may, no later than 21 days before the hearing date of an application to which this Rule applies, serve on the Tribunal and the parties to the application notice of that person’s intention to oppose the allowing of the application and the Tribunal may allow the person to appear before it at the hearing of the application, call evidence and make representations upon which the Tribunal may allow the person to be cross-examined.