When will a tribunal be able to proceed in the absence of the respondents?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Noseworthy v. Canton Restaurant, 2009 CanLII 101333 (NL HRC):
The Commission provided a book of authorities and reference was made to Descoteau v. Pare (2005), 51 C.H.R.R. D/340, 2005 BCHRT 19 to rely on for which the tribunal had the authority to proceed in the absence of the respondents, who in the case at hand did not appear.
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