MR HOLE
My further submissions Sir are that although the rules of this committee have on the face of them not been fully complied with, there is an explanation before the committee. It is not an unreasonable explanation. Although the rules have been breached it does appear that the applicants and their legal team have tried at best to mitigate the damage that has been done. And in my submission it would not be fair to rule that the attorneys are not entitled to the fee that they have earned in respect of the work they have done so far.
	I appreciate the difficulties that the committee has been put in by reason of this late filing of the affidavit. But that also Sir is explain by what has gone forth before and in the circumstances I would ask that the committee should find that although there is clearly a breach that the circumstances under which it took place are understandable and condoned.