Forthcoming decisions of Tribunals of Commissioners

The Chief Commissioner has appointed Tribunals of Commissioners to decide the following cases, which raise points of law of special difficulty.

Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme

CAF/1412/2007 CAF/2162/2007

The correct application of the tables of descriptors in Schedule 4 to the AFRC Compensation Scheme to injuries & diseases, including the proper construction of article 11(a)(iii)
Oral hearing 2 June 2008

Right to reside

CIS/1471/2007
Five-year qualification period for right to permanent residence under Directive 2004/38/EC – scope of Article 18 of the EC Treaty in light of Baumbast v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Case C413/99) [2002] E.C.R I-7091),
Not yet listed for hearing.

Membership of a religious community

CPC/1343/2007
Whether barring entitlement to income-related benefits on grounds of “membership of a religious community” is discriminatory contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights taken with Article 9)
Stayed pending decision of House of Lords in R (RJM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

For cases recently decided by Tribunals of Commissioners go to Recent decisions of Tribunals of Commissioners.

Page last updated 05 August 2008