Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2025
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Lord Justice Dingemans, Senior President of Tribunals, has today published his annual report for 2025. This is Lord Justice Dingemans’s first report since taking up post in 2025 and provides an opportunity for reflection on his first few months in the role, as well as a look back on the legal year.
In the report, Lord Justice Dingemans sets out his aims for the year ahead:
- Addressing backlogs – through improved listing practices and efficiency initiatives
- Digitisation – making the best use of existing digital resources and seeking out opportunities to use new tools
- Transparency and openness – through encouraging public attendance, and grasping opportunities for further publication of judicial decisions where appropriate
- One Judiciary and inclusion – promoting the work of the tribunals, aligning tribunal culture and practices within the broader One Judiciary vision, and continuing to embed diversity and inclusion initiatives
The aim of ‘One Judiciary’ is to bring the courts and tribunals closer together, to make better use of resources, and to demonstrate that judges – whether they sit in courts or tribunals – are part of a single judicial family.
The Senior President thanks his predecessor, Sir Keith Lindblom, who led the tribunals for five years:
“Sir Keith’s commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the tribunals, and his dedication to pursue the aims of ‘One Judiciary’, were exceptional. I look forward to continuing this very important work.”
The Presidents of the First-tier Tribunal, Employment Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal also provide a summary of the work of their chambers and tribunals over the year, including notable cases, leadership changes, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing updates and more.
Find out more about the work of the tribunals in the report, which can be read in full below.