Statutory judicial bodies and tribunals Flashcards
What are tribunals?
Specialist judicial bodies.
Deal with administrative and regulatory cases.
No jurisdiction in criminal matters
What are the two tribunal levels an what is the difference between these?
- First Tier Tribunal
Compose of the Employment Tribunal and Seven ‘chambers’.
The chambers in the First-tier Tribunal hear appeals from citizens against decisions made by government departments or agencies.
e.g:
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber
- Social Entitlement Chamber
- Health, Education and Social Care Chamber
- General Regulatory Chamber
- Tax Chamber
- Immigration and Asylum Chamber
- Property Chamber
- Upper Tribunal
Senior court and is ranks alongside the High Court.
Hears appeals from the First Tier Tribunal.
There are four chambers in the Upper Tribunal, hearing appeals from the First Tier.
The Employment Appeals Tribunal is at Upper Tribunal level but sits separately.
4 Chambers of the Upper Tribunal”
- Administrative Appeals Chamber
- Tax and Chancery Chamber
- Immigration and Asylum Chamber
- Lands Chamber
Who is the head of judiciary in E&W
Lord Chief Justice
What is the difference between tribunal judges and tribunal members
Tribunal judges are legally qualified and responsible for ensuring the individual tribunal hearings they chair make the correct decision in law.
Tribunal members are the specialist non-legally qualified. ‘lay’ members of the panel hearing the case. Not every panel includes non-legal members.
What is the purpose of the Coroner’s Courts
Investigate all deaths where the cause is unknown, or where there is reason to think it was not due to natural causes. Coroners’ investigations are called ‘inquests’.
What does the Inquiries Act 2005 provide for?
Statutory public enquiries
take place into issues of significant public interest and importance, for example the Grenfell fire in 2017. Public inquiries include planning inquiries into contentious developments in a local area.
