Clause 109

In any proceedings under this Part of this Act any publication purporting to be printed under the authority of the General Council of the Bar in England or the Law Society in England and any document purporting to be signed under the authority of those bodies shall, until the contrary be proved, be evidence of the facts therein stated or of any rule, practice or usage prevailing in England as therein stated.

When the person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry does not appear and the Disciplinary Committee determines under the provisions of section 108 of this Act to proceed in his absence and in any other case with the consent in writing of that person, the Disciplinary Committee may either as to the whole case or as to any particular fact or facts, proceed and act on evidence by affidavit or statutory declaration.