Rule 8 Appellant’s replyI1

England and Wales

(1)

The appellant may send or deliver to the Tribunal—

(a)

a reply to the respondent’s response; and

(b)

any additional documents relied upon by the appellant in the reply.

(2)

Any reply and additional documents must be sent or delivered to the Tribunal so that they are received no later than the date on which expires the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the appellant received the notice from the respondent.

(3)

If the appellant sends or delivers a reply to the Tribunal later than the time required by paragraph (2) or by any extension of time under rule 9 (2)(a) the reply must include a request for an extension of time and the reason why the reply was not sent or delivered in time.

(4)

The appellant may send or deliver with the reply a list of documents on which the appellant relies in support of the appeal, and which the appellant did not send or deliver with the notice of appeal.

(5)

The appellant must send or deliver three additional copies of the reply and any accompanying documents to the Tribunal at the same time as the appellant sends or delivers the reply to the Tribunal.

(6)

The appellant must send or deliver a copy of any reply and any accompanying documents to the respondent at the same time as the appellant sends or delivers the reply to the Tribunal.

(7)

If the appellant has sent or delivered a list of documents under paragraph (4), the appellant must within 7 days of receiving a request from the respondent or the Tribunal—

(a)

send or deliver to the respondent or Tribunal a copy of any document specified in the list (and in the case of the Tribunal, any additional copies of the document requested by the Tribunal, up to a maximum of four in number); or

(b)

make such document available to the respondent or Tribunal to read or copy.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 8 in force at 1.10.2011, see rule 1(1)