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Enforcement Committee Rules, 2022

Schedule 1

Part 3 : Enforcement Committee Procedures

Summary Disposal

22. Summary judgment

 

(1) The Enforcement Committee may of its own initiative or on the application of a party, after giving the parties an opportunity to be heard, give summary judgment against an applicant or respondent on the whole of a case or on a particular issue if—
(a) it considers that—
(i) the applicant has no real prospect of succeeding on the claim or issue; or
(ii) the respondent has no real prospect of successfully defending the case or issue; and
(b) there is no other compelling reason why the case or issue should be disposed of at a substantive hearing.

 

(2) The Enforcement Committee may give any directions it considers appropriate for dealing with an application under this rule.

 

(3) Upon giving summary judgment, the Enforcement Committee may make any consequential order it considers appropriate.