Tribunals
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January 20, 2016
Communication – Brown
A guide to the communication skills required by all tribunal members
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January 20, 2016
Listening and asking questions – Parry
A succinct guide to ways of obtaining information and showing understanding by listening and questioning techniques, including the use of silence, rephrasing and different types of questions.
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January 20, 2016
Finding facts and weighing evidence – Bano
How to deal with different sources of evidence, including oral and expert evidence, dealing with conflicting evidence, assigning weight to evidence and ensuring that the tribunal’s conclusions are based on the evidence as a whole.
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January 20, 2016
Weighing the evidence – Mullan and Wilton
How a tribunal should obtain and assess the relevant evidence and make findings of fact on it
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January 20, 2016
Dealing with vexatious litigants- Auerbach
Considers the powers of courts and tribunals to bring vexatious proceedings to a close. The article is primarily concerned with claimants in the Employment Tribunal.
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January 20, 2016
Giving effect to the overriding objective – Blake
A case note on MA v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] UKUT 211(AAC), in which the Upper Tribunal gave guidance on how to apply the overriding objective of dealing with cases fairly and justly. The tribunal’s refusal of an adjournment was upheld on appeal. Applying the overriding objective often involves a balancing exercise between competing considerations. Considers the issues involved in such an exercise.
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February 17, 2015
Senior President of Tribunals – Annual Report 2015
The third and last report from Senior President of Tribunals Sir Jeremy Sullivan.
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August 7, 2014
Composition of Tribunals in relation to matters that fall to be decided by the HESC Chamber on or after 18 January 2010
Details of the composition of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber on or after 18 January 2010.
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March 26, 2014
Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal on or after 26 March 2014
Composition of Tribunals: Practice statement
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March 25, 2014
Judicial Skills and Abilities Framework
Information about the Judicial Skills and Abilities Framework.