Forthcoming decisions of Tribunals of Commissioners
The Chief Commissioner (now Acting Chamber President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber and Deputy Senior President of Tribunals) had the power to appoint Tribunals of Commissioners to decide cases which raise points of law of special difficulty. The following cases are awaiting decision.
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 hearings 2 June 2008, 12 November 2008
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)
For cases recently decided by Tribunals of Commissioners go to Recent decisions of Tribunals of Commissioners.
Note:
From 3 November 2008 the new Upper Tribunal has taken over the work of the Social Security, Child Support and Pensions Appeal Commissioners. The Commissioners formerly handled appeals from tribunals that are now covered by the Social Entitlement Chamber, and the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
The Upper Tribunal also deals with appeals from the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
Page last updated 25 November 2008
