{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-appeals-and-amendment-rules-2011/rule-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-appeals-and-amendment-rules-2011/rule-21.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2346",
  "legislation_title": "The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (Appeals and Amendment) Rules 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-tribunal-appeals-and-amendment-rules-2011",
  "path": "rule/21",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Decision with or without a hearing",
  "text": "(1) The Tribunal must hold a hearing before making a decision which disposes of proceedings unless—\n(a) each party has consented to the matter being determined without a hearing; and\n(b) the Tribunal is satisfied that it can properly determine the issues without a hearing.\n(2) Despite anything to the contrary in these Rules, if the Tribunal holds a hearing to consider a preliminary issue, and following the disposal of that preliminary issue no further issue remains to be determined, the Tribunal may dispose of the proceedings without holding any further hearing.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 21 in force at 1.10.2011, see rule 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2346/rule/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:54:35.278032+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."
}