‘Recording of tribunals – the way ahead’ – Andrew Veitch (2018)
Recording in Tribunals - the benefits of recording hearings and why concerns may be groundless
Judicial Skills
Delegation: that’s what you need? – Meleri Tudur
Meleri Tudur explores the scope for delegation of certain judicial functions in the interests of efficiency and coping with a heavy interlocutory caseload.
Biases in Decision Making: Tom Stafford
Tom Stafford explains the social and unconscious biases which affect Judges just as they affect all human beings.
Assessing credibility – Genn
Warns of the difficulty of assessing credibility, is someone telling the truth? In particular, warns against placing too much weight on the demeanour of a witness.
The introduction – Deans
A brief guide to the tribunal introduction. What would you want to know if you were appearing before the tribunal? Introductions and explanation is necessary to put the parties at ease and help them to ...
Establishing facts – Bano
Outlines a methodical approach to assessing the evidence and finding the facts in a case.
(Perils of the) Online World – Clarke
Spring 2013 The relevance of social media including Twitter and Facebook to the work of judges. Impact on the nature of evidence before tribunals. Touches on Judicial Conduct in relation to social networking. Summer 2013 ...
Reading the papers – Ockelton
A fictional scenario illustrates what can happen when the tribunal has not read the papers in advance. Why it is important to prepare adequately and some techniques for doing so (such as developing a form ...
Burden and standard of proof – Cooper
Considers the rules of evidence as applicable in tribunals by comparison with proceedings in criminal law. What is the burden of proof? What is the standard of proof? How is this affected by the more ...
Handling unrepresented or poorly represented parties – Cuthbert
Tribunals should be interventionist and enabling when a party is unrepresented or their representation is poor. However, caution must be exercised, avoiding taking over a party’s case and initiating new arguments on their behalf.