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01 July 2009

Consultation launched on changes to Upper Tribunal Rules

Tribunals Procedure Committee (TPC), which is responsible for the First-tier and Upper Tribunal rules, has launched a new consultation today inviting stakeholders’ views on proposed changes to rules which apply to the Upper Tribunal.

5 June 2009

Vacancy for: Chairman of Competition Appeal Tribunal

The Competition Appeal Tribunal seeks an additional Chairman to hear appeal, judicial review and damages cases involving competition and telecommunications law.

Closing date for applications: 2 July 2009

Please visit the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) website for more information http://www.judicialappointments.gov.uk/current/2093.htm

2 June 2009

Lands Tribunal replaced by specialist chamber within two-tier tribunal structure

The Lands Tribunal was officially abolished today (1 June) and its appeal jurisdictions transferred into a new specialist chamber in the Upper Tribunal. The Chamber President is George Bartlett QC, head of the former Lands Tribunal.

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19 May 2009

Enforcement of Employment Tribunal Awards in England & Wales

In 2008 the Ministry of Justice commissioned independent research to assess the proportion of Employment Tribunal awards that were honoured, and to assess and understand the factors that may have an impact on the likelihood of a claimant not being paid their award by the employer.

The research report has been published today and is available on the Ministry of Justice website.

11 May 2009

The consultation response paper on the closure of Telford hearing centre is published.

The public consultation exercise on the proposed closure of Telford hearing centre ended on 8 February. A total of ten responses to the proposal were received. The Tribunals Service has published a paper outlining its response to the points raised by the participants in the consultation and its final plans for the future of the hearing centre.

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8 May 2009

Asylum and immigration appeals to transfer into new two-tier structure

The Government has today announced that the work of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) will transfer into the unified tribunals structure. The move was confirmed in the government’s response to the consultation ‘Immigration appeals, fair decisions; faster justice’.

The current AIT will be replaced by specialist asylum and immigration chambers in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. Justice Minister Bridget Prentice welcomed today’s announcement, stating that: “The move is designed to ensure that we have a quicker, more streamlined efficient and effective process, with clear access to justice for those people who wish to make appeals."

The transfer of the AIT fits in with the wider reforms designed to simplify, improve and speed up the appeals process across the tribunal system. These include the establishment of the Tribunals Service and the creation of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal as a unified overarching two-tier structure.

23 April 2009

Business Plan for 2009-10 Published
Kevin Sadler highlights the Tribunals Service's priorities for the coming year.

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06 April 2009

Employment Tribunals - New Dispute Resolution Framework

Today the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 have been repealed and replaced by a new framework based on the provisions of the Employment Act 2008. The new regime provides the framework for a simplified system and should make things easier for potential tribunal users.

The Employment Tribunal website provides further information and guidance for Employment Tribunal users

Employment Tribunal
http://www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk

02 April 2009

New Tax Appeals Chambers launched

Taxpayers appealing against the decisions made by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will now be taking their disputes to the brand new two–tier tribunal system.

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01 April 2009

First Tier Tax Chamber and Upper Tribunal Finance and Tax Chamber Go Live today

The new first tier chamber brings together four previously separate tax tribunals:

Tax reform also creates a right of appeal to the Upper Tribunal where the new Finance and Tax Chamber has been set up to sit alongside the existing Administrative Appeals Chamber.

You can find more information by using the following links

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