Practice Directions cannot override or amend a rule of procedure and must be interpreted if possible to be valid and consistent with the rules.
Paragraph 8 of the Senior President of Tribunals’ Amended Pilot Practice Direction: Health, Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health) is valid and relates only to the practicability of a pre-hearing examination by a panel member.
Citations:
[2020] UKUT 362 (AAC)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health
Updated: 27 September 2022; Ref: scu.659528