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CurrentPower to disregard procedural lapses
Chapter 4Complaints and discipline
Part 4.11Proceedings in Disciplinary Tribunal for disciplinary applications
524 Power to disregard procedural lapses
(1)
The Disciplinary Tribunal may order that a failure by the Law
Society to observe a procedural requirement in relation to a complaint must be disregarded if satisfied the parties to the hearing have not been prejudiced by the failure.
(2)
This section applies to a failure occurring before proceedings were started in the Tribunal in relation to the complaint as well as to a failure occurring afterwards.
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