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Tribunals (Pros (prevent more cases going to court, lacks formality,…
Tribunals
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Cons
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no other choice, must do tribunal
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Types of Tribunal
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First-tier Tribunal
600,000 cases per year (first instance)
200 judges, 3,600 lay people
7 chambers (divisions)
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Health, Education and Social Care
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Land, Property and Housing
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Upper Tribunal
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heard by a long serving Tribunal Judges, sometimes District or Circuit (though rarely)
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What are they?
operate alongside the court system and were originally created to enable people to enforce certain social rights
with most types of ADR, parties have the choice of court - with tribunals, there is no choice
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How does it work?
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can bring evidence, witnesses, do examinations etc.
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What do they do?
enable individuals to enforce rights granted through social and welfare legislation - this covers a range of different things
not to be discriminated against because of age, race, gender etc.
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every time a new right was created, a new type of tribunal had to develop to deal with the problem/issue concerned