Tribunals Flashcards
1
Q
Define tribunal
A
Forums used instead of a court for deciding certain types of disputes. Less formal than courts.
2
Q
What is the role of tribunals?
A
To enforce rights which have been granted through social and welfare legislation.
3
Q
What rights do tribunals deal with?
A
Rights involving…
- mobility allowance
- redundancy
- discrimination
- immigrants
4
Q
How/when were tribunals founded?
A
In the second half of the 20th century, with the development of the welfare state.
5
Q
What is the difference between first-tier and upper tribunals?
A
First tier tribunals hears the case at first instance, and upper tribunals hear appeals.
6
Q
Which chambers do first-tier tribunals operate?
A
- Social Entitlement
- Health, Education and Social Care
- War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation
- General Regulatory Chamber
- Taxation
- Land, Property and Housing
- Asylum and Immigration
7
Q
Which chambers do upper tribunals operate?
A
- Administrative Appeals
- Tax and Chancery
- Lands
- Asylum and Immigration
8
Q
What is the appeals route from an upper tribunal?
A
To the Court of Appeal, and then finally to the Supreme Court
