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board of referees |
natural justice |
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Summary:
Natural justice comprises 4 rights: to attend and be heard; to be represented by counsel of choice; the full opportunity to present one's side; an impartial tribunal. What the claimant says about the quality of the hearing to be believed if no transcript unless reason to doubt.
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board of referees |
special reasons |
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time to appeal to bor and Umpire |
Summary:
Umpires often simply grant or refuse requests for extended time without giving reasons. In this instance I based my decision to allow the appeal primarily on the fact that there was a "reasonable ground of appeal with some possibility of success and it is not merely frivolous".