Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Disciplinary Proceedings
105. Provisions as to evidence
Feedback & supportIn any proceedings under this Part, any publication purporting to be printed under the authority of the General Council of the Bar in England or the Law Society in England setting out any rules or decisions made under the authority of those bodies relevant to the subject matter of the proceedings is, until the contrary is proved, the evidence thereof.
Council
“Council” means the Council of the Society established under section 47;
A Disciplinary Tribunal may —
Disciplinary Tribunal
“Disciplinary Tribunal” means a Disciplinary Tribunal appointed by the Chief Justice under section 90(1);
where the person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry does not appear before the Tribunal, and the Tribunal decides under section 104 to proceed in that person’s absence; or
with the written consent of the person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry,proceed and act on evidence by affidavit or statutory declaration, either as to the whole case or as to any particular fact or facts.