Before any contentious hearing you should prepare a document
folder for the Commissioners. This should contain copies of any
statement of facts not in dispute and all relevant correspondence,
case law and legislation, together with any other relevant
documents and extracts.
The documents in the folder should be arranged in correct
sequence and numbered consecutively for ease of reference.
In complex cases it may be helpful to the General
Commissioners to have the document folder, together with your
appeal brief, in advance of the hearing so that at the hearing they
can focus on the points of contention. If you have such a case
discuss this with the Clerk. If you do send copies of the document
folder and appeal brief to the General Commissioners in advance of
the hearing tell the appellant (or his agent) that you have done so
and send the appellant (or his agent) copies of any documents he
does not have already.
