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Tribunals

Tribunals. b y Lisa Incledon. Tribunals. Limited jurisdiction to deal with a particular area of the law Decisions usually by a panel of Legally qualified chairman Two lay people with specialist knowledge of the area

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Tribunals

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  1. Tribunals by Lisa Incledon

  2. Tribunals • Limited jurisdiction to deal with a particular area of the law • Decisions usually by a panel of • Legally qualified chairman • Two lay people with specialist knowledge of the area • Unified Tribunals Service provides administrative support for tribunals and aims to ensure: • Clear independence from Government • Quicker delivery of justice • Processes are easier for the public to understand

  3. Structure of Tribunals • Six Chambers in the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT): • Social Entitlement • General Regulatory • War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation • Health, Education and Social Care • Taxation • Immigration and Asylum • Appeals may be made to the Upper Tribunal (UT), which has four Chambers: • Administrative Appeals • Tax and Chancery • Lands • Immigration and Asylum

  4. Appeals from Tribunals • It is possible to further appeal from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal but only on points of law. • It is then possible to appeal from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court. • You will need permission to appeal to both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

  5. Employment Tribunals • One common use of tribunals is dealing with disputes relating to employment e.g. claims of unfair dismissal or discrimination. • These claims will be heard by Employment Tribunals (which are not part of the FTT and UT structure) • Appeals from the Employment Tribunal, on points of law, may be made to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. • It is possible to further appeal to the Court of Appeal.

  6. Tribunals Advantages Disadvantages • Quicker and cheaper than court • More flexible • More informal than court proceedings • Members of the panel contribute specialist knowledge in the relevant area • Costs are not usually awarded • Public funding for legal costs is not available • Still quite formal (like courts) but often without lawyers to assist • Delays due to number of cases

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