Tribunals
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January 16, 2026
Senior President of Tribunals’ Annual Report 2025
Lord Justice Dingemans presents his first annual report, which looks back over the past legal year and sets out his aims for the year ahead
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January 14, 2026
The family court and open justice: evolution, reform, and wider implications for the Health, Education and Social Care (HESC) Chamber
Chamber President Judge Mark Sutherland Williams writes about the evolution of open justice in the family courts and its impact on the HESC
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January 5, 2026
Practice Guidance No 8 from the President of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber
Please read this guidance from Judge Elizabeth McMahon about information without evidential value
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December 12, 2025
Practice Statement from the SPT: delegation of judicial functions in the HESC Chamber (Mental Health)
The Practice Statement from Lord Justice Dingemans relates to Registrars, Legal Officers and authorised tribunal staff on or after 12 December 2025
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December 8, 2025
Pre-application seminars: Salaried Judges of the First-tier Tribunal
These events on Wednesday 7 January and Thursday 8 January 2026 aim to prepare potential candidates for a selection exercise to be launched in the new year
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November 26, 2025
Administrative Justice Council publishes final report on addressing disadvantage in tribunal and ombudsman system
The report explores the barriers faced by individuals who experience disadvantage in the administrative justice system
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October 28, 2025
Members and Chairs of the Valuation Tribunal for England Pre-Application Seminar 2025
The seminar is online on Tuesday 11 November from 5-6pm; the selection exercise launches in December 2025
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October 3, 2025
New Senior President of Tribunals, Lord Justice James Dingemans, is sworn in
Find out about the ceremony conducted by the Lady Chief Justice at the Royal Courts of Justice
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September 25, 2025
“I was inspired by the judges I appeared before as a solicitor”: Interview with Tribunal Judge Thaira Bibi
We spoke to Judge Bibi about diversity in the judiciary, how she reaches decisions, and what advice she would give to those thinking about becoming a judge
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September 12, 2025
Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Health, Education and Social Care Chamber: Pre-Application Seminar 2025
This seminar, on Monday 6 October 2025, relates to vacancies that will open in November