Conveyancing: appeal against a decision about your licence
How to appeal to a tribunal against a decision on your licence to provide conveyancing services.
Applies to England and Wales
What you can appeal against
You must have a licence to provide conveyancing services, unless you belong to another legal professional body like the Law Society.
You can appeal to the tribunal if the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC):
- refuses to give you a licence
- suspends or revokes your licence
- adds conditions to your licence
- fines you for breaking the licensing rules
Your case will be dealt with by a tribunal in the General Regulatory Chamber.
The tribunal is independent of the government, and will listen to both sides before it reaches a decision.
If you or your representative is outside the UK and wants to give live video or audio evidence, contact the tribunal to request it. Tell the tribunal what country you or the representative is in and what type of evidence is being given. You must do this as soon as possible.
Time limits for appealing
You have 28 days to appeal after the CLC send you its decision.
If you miss the time limit, you can ask for more time to appeal. The tribunal will decide if it can still take your case.
How to appeal
Use the notice of appeal form and guidance leaflet.
Clearly say why you want to appeal against the decision.
Include any supporting documents, like the CLC’s decision.
Send the form to grc@justice.gov.uk or:
General Regulatory Chamber
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
PO Box 9300
Leicester
LE1 8DJ
Telephone: 0300 123 4504
Tribunal staff can explain how the process works, but they cannot give you legal advice.
What happens next
The tribunal will write to you about the next steps.
Find out more about General Regulatory Chamber hearings and decisions.
Legislation and rules
You have the right to appeal to the tribunal under The Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (No 2) Order 2011.
You can find detailed rules on how your appeal will be handled in the General Regulatory Chamber procedure rules.
Last updated 6 October 2022 + show all updates
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Changed telephone number of the GRC
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First published.