Lancashire League Handbook 2025

LCL Handbook 2025 241 13 be appointed to the Appeal Panel. 51. The Appeal Panel Chair will set the Relevant Disciplinary Body a reasonable timeframe in which to respond to the Notice of Appeal in writing, if it so wishes, and set any other directions for the exchange of information and/or evidence that the Appeal Panel Chair considers appropriate. See Appendix 4, guidance notes 14, 17 and H for further information. 52. Unless the appeal is brought under Regulation 41(c), the Appellant has no right to a complete rehearing of the case and the Appeal Panel will instead consider whether the grounds of appeal have been made out. If an appeal is brought under Regulation 41(c), if the Appeal Panel determines that the fresh evidence is admissible the Appeal Panel will consider whether to re- hear the case in full. 53. At the outset of the Appeal Hearing, the Appeal Panel Chair will confirm how the Appeal Panel would like the Appeal Hearing to proceed, and in particular how the case should be presented (and by whom). The parties will be entitled to provide oral submissions at the Appeal Hearing if they wish to do so. See Appendix 4, guidance notes 17 and J for further information. 54. At the end of the Appeal Hearing, the Appeal Panel will consider the appeal (in private) and determine whether, on the balance of probabilities, the appeal should be allowed (in whole or in part). Any decision of the Appeal Panel will be taken by majority vote, with the Appeal Panel Chair having a casting vote in the event of a tie. See Appendix 4, guidance note 10 for further information. 55. If the appeal is allowed (in whole or in part), the Appeal Panel may disapply the sanction imposed by the Adjudicatoror Disciplinary Panel or issue a new sanction in accordance with the sanction guidelines in Appendix 3. If the appeal is dismissed, the sanction imposed by the Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel will remain in place. 56. Unless otherwise stipulated in the Appeal Panel’s decision, any ban which is imposed or maintainedbyanAppealPanelwillapply to theRespondent’snextmatch (ormatches) following receiptof the decisionby theRespondentorRespondent’sClub,whichever issooner, regardless of whether the match is in an ECB Competition. 57. The Appeal Panel Chair will decide whether to make a costs order and whether the appeal fee will be refunded to the Appellant in the event of a successful appeal. Any costs ordered by the Appeal Panel will be limited to £250 (which will be paid on top of the appeal fee referred to in Regulation 40). See Appendix 4, guidance notes 12 and K for further information. 58. Wherever possible, the Appeal Panel Chair will communicate the decision and any sanction to the parties verbally at the end of the Appeal Hearing. The Appeal Panel’s decision will also be confirmed to the parties (and, where applicable, the Appellant’s Club) in writing following the Appeal Hearing. Where the Appeal Body is a League, decisions of the Appeal Panel must also be provided to the Disciplinary Officer of the relevant Recreational Cricket Board to which the League is affiliated. See Appendix 4, guidance note 13 for further information. 59. If an appeal is dismissed, the unsuccessful Appellant may make a request to the Recreational Discipline Panel Secretary to appoint a Review Panel to review the decision of the Appeal Panel (the “ Review ”). 60. The sole ground on which such a request can be made is that there was a serious procedural