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How to Appeal

The CLC will treat an application as having been made when the application has been deemed fully complete and accepted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. There is no statutory appeal process for applications that have not accepted by the CLC. Processing fees are only charged on accepted applications.

 

Appealing a licensing decision

An individual who is dissatisfied with any CLC licensing determination may appeal against the determination.

  • Refusal of application for a licence
  • Any endorsement or condition imposed on a licence
  • Modification of a licence
  • Refusal to designate as Head of Legal Practice, or withdrawal of approval
  • Refusal to designate as Head of Finance and Administration, or withdrawal of approval
  • Disqualification from some or all of the roles within a Licensed Body
  • Suspension and Revocation of a licence
  • Imposition of conditions on or objections to a holding.

Where an Individual Licence or Recognised Body Determination is made under requirement 2, 4, 5 or 19, of the CLC lawyer Licensing Framework, the applicant/ CLC lawyer may within one month of publication of the CLC’s determination appeal to the Adjudication Panel (AP Rules) under section 29 (Appeals from decisions of Council in relation to licences) of the AJA 1985.

If an application is deemed to have been refused as provided under requirement 17, the individual may within one month of the deemed refusal, appeal to the Adjudication Panel (AP Rules) under section 29 (Appeals from decisions of Council in relation to licences) of the AJA 1985.  CLC Adjudication Panel (AP Rules) under section 29 (Appeals from decisions of Council in relation to licences) of the AJA 1985.

The respondent must submit an appeal to the CLC within 28 days of being notified of the determination by email. No member of the Adjudication Panel is a member of the CLC Council or an employee of the CLC. Wherever possible the applicant making the appeal will be provided with the decision of the Adjudication Panel within 42 days of receipt of the request for the appeal. The CLC reserves the right to extend this to 90 days where needed.

Where an ABS related determination has been made under The Licensed Body (ABS) Licensing Framework the review process is set out in this framework at point 15 Review of CLC determination/enforcement

How to submit an appeal.

Appellants should complete and submit a Notice of Appeal to Licensing@clc-uk.org . Please ensure that the Appellants name and licence application type is clearly stated in the subject heading of the email.

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