tribunals Flashcards
1
Q
What do tribunals do?
A
Give a method of enforcing entitlement to social rights fir people
2
Q
What can parties not do in tribunals?
A
Go to court
3
Q
What is a tribunal?
A
A forum used instead of a court for deciding certain types of disputes less formal than courts
4
Q
How many cases does a first tier tribunal deal with?
A
600,000 a year
5
Q
What are the 7 chambers of first tier tribunals?
A
.social entitlement .health, education and social care .War pensions and armed forces compensation .General regulatory .taxation .Land, property and housing .Asylum and immigration
6
Q
what are the 4 chambers of the upper tribunal?
A
.administrative appeals
.tax and chancery
.lands
.asylum and immigration
7
Q
Who hears cases in the first tier tribunals?
A
Tribunal judges
8
Q
What is the procedure in tribunals?
A
Both sides state their case (sometimes with witnesses under oath). The judge makes sure cases are put fully and the decision is binding
