tribunals

Question 1

what is the role is tribunals

Answer 1

deals with specific areas of law generally concerning social and welfare legislation such as employment rights, heard by tribunal judge and two lay people, two types of tribunals: in house and administrative- UNDER TRIBUNAL COURT AND ENFORCEMENT ACT 2007, two tiers to it which is first and upper tier

Question 2

Structure of tribunals

Answer 2

First tier tribunals- hear cases at first instance

Upper- Reviews and decides appeals asking from first tier tribunal

Question 3

Who hears the tribunals

Answer 3

Heard by a panel of three consisting of a tribunal judge and to lay persons who have expertise in the area in dispute

Question 4

advantages of tribunals

Answer 4

• much cheaper and in many cases quicker than going to court
• Legal aid is available usually for human rights issues such as immigration or mental health issues
• from July 2017 you do not need to pay fees to make an employment tribunal claim

Question 5

disadvantages of tribunals

Answer 5

• public funding is not available in most cases so the individual has to bear the cost
• there may be a delay in hearing the case especially if it involving employment law
• The powers of tribunals are very limited as they can only give out fines and penalties