s 105 Provisions as to evidence
105.—(1) In any proceedings under this Part, any publication purporting to be printed under the authority of the General Council of the Bar in England or the Law Society in England setting out any rules or decisions made under the authority of those bodies relevant to the subject matter of the proceedings is, until the contrary is proved, the evidence thereof. (2) A Disciplinary Tribunal may —(a) where the person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry does not appear before the Tribunal, and the Tribunal decides under section 104 to proceed in that person’s absence; or (b) with the written consent of the person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry, proceed and act on evidence by affidavit or statutory declaration, either as to the whole case or as to any particular fact or facts.