You can appeal against a notice of complaint to the Independent Schools Tribunal.

Houston was given until 1pm on Friday to respond to the notice of complaint from the SFA's compliance officer, but is unlikely to contest the ban.

For example, Mr. Rowen said housing officials often failed to give tenants and landlords notice of complaints and then entered default judgments when no responses were returned.

A notice of complaint must specify the complainant's name, the statement concerned and explains why it is defamatory, and specifies where on the website it was posted.

Regulations may make provision in which a notice, which is not a notice of complaint, is to be treated as a notice of complaint.

Goodwin was issued with a notice of complaint by the SFA's compliance officer following an altercation with Motherwell's Steve Jennings on Saturday.

Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre was also been issued with a notice of complaint by the SFA for comments he made about the referee in his post-match press conference.

As the Scottish Football Association served Green with a notice of complaint, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan called the comments from someone in Green's position "surprising and frustrating."

Two weeks ago, Lemieux filed a notice of complaint in a Pittsburgh court against the Penguins for failing to make deferred payments that are part of a $42 million contract signed in 1992.

The decision was made by the SFA's fast-track tribunal at Hampden after Rangers rejected the offer of a fixed suspension when the player was issued with a notice of complaint.

The SFA on Thursday announced their compliance officer had issued the Portuguese manager with a notice of complaint in relation to alleged comments made before last Saturday's 2-0 win at Dunfermline.

Regulations (made by the Secretary of State) may determine the action to be taken in response to a notice of complaint, such as identity, contact details and time limits for removals, subject to the courts discretion.

The SFA on Thursday issued the Scotland assistant manager with a notice of complaint over remarks which allegedly breached SFA rule 68, which relates to statements about match officials.

In 1999, Summerhill received a 'notice of complaint' over its policy of non-compulsory lessons, a procedure which would usually have led to closure; Summerhill contested the notice and went before a special educational tribunal.

Television pictures appeared to show a punch from Goodwin into the stomach of Jennings following a foul by the English midfielder, who was also issued with a notice of complaint for his own part in the incident.

The defence is defeated if it was not possible for the claimant to identify the person who posted the statement, or the claimant gave the operator a notice of complaint and the operator failed to respond in accordance with regulations.

In March 1999, following a major inspection from OFSTED, the then Secretary of State for Education and Employment, David Blunkett, issued the school with a notice of complaint, which took issue with the school's policy of non-compulsory lessons.

In 1988, the White Plains union - Local 274 of the International Firefighters' Association - filed a notice of complaint against the city after a firefighter had to enter a burning house on North Kensico Avenue alone, although there were no injuries in that fire.

A recent ruling first seen in the UK determined that it is possible for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to be liable for the content of sites which it hosts, setting a precedent that any ISP should treat a notice of complaint seriously and investigate it immediately.