Consumer Protection Act 1999 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part XII · The Tribunal for Consumer Claims
108. Right to appear at hearings
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Each party may attend the hearing and be heard. No party may be represented by a lawyer. A corporation or other group may be represented by a full-time paid employee. A minor or person under a disability may be represented by a guardian or next friend. The tribunal may then set conditions so the other party is not substantially disadvantaged.
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At the hearing of a claim every party shall be entitled to attend and be heard.
No party shall be represented by an advocate and solicitor at a hearing.
Subject to subsection (2) but notwithstanding section 37
of the Legal Profession Act 1976—
a corporation or an unincorporated body of persons may be represented by its full time paid employee;
a minor or any other person under a disability may be represented by his next friend or guardian ad litem.
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Where a party is represented as provided under subsection (3), the Tribunal may impose such conditions as it considers necessary to ensure that the other party to the proceedings is not substantially disadvantaged.
Tribunal
“Tribunal” means the Tribunal for Consumer Claims established under section 85.