Article 29 Response to notice of reference

(1)

A person to whom the Tribunal sends a copy of the notice of reference must, within 1 month of the Tribunal sending the notice, send or deliver to the Tribunal and the party who made the reference a response to the notice of reference.

(2)

The response to the notice of reference must be signed and dated and must state whether the person making the response intends to take part in the proceedings and, if so, must—

(a)

state their name and address and, if represented,—

(i)

the name and address of their representative; and

(ii)

the professional capacity, if any, in which the representative acts;

(b)

provide an address where documents for the person making the response may be sent or delivered;

(c)

provide a summary of the contentions of the person making the response in relation to the reference;

(d)

if the person making the response is a claimant and the claim is for compensation or a monetary award, the amount claimed, an explanation of how that amount is calculated and a summary of the reasons for making that claim; and

(e)

whether the person making the response wants the reference to be determined without a hearing.

(3)

After receipt of a response to a notice of reference the Tribunal must direct either—

(a)

that the person who made the reference and any person making a response must, within such period as is stated in the direction, send or deliver to the Tribunal and each other party a statement of case that complies with the requirements of any practice direction; or

(b)

that the notice of reference and any response to a notice of reference shall stand as the statement of case of the party that gave the notice or made the response.