Ivan they work for the HM Court & Tribunal Services. The Chairman is a legal expert, his wing members are made up of a medical expert and a disability representative.
They work on a majority voting system (i.e. 2-1) but 9 times out of 10 it is a unanimous decision (3-0).
Tribunals work mainly in the same way as civil courts (balance of probablities) but are slightly different in that the Tribunal members ask the questions rather than a cross examination from a representative.
oh I see.i wondered beforehand when you mentioned a few times about balances of probabilities but was to frightened to show folk how nieve I am.if ever I go one I'll personally ask for you.when I first read it I thought you meant the queen paid for it.only kidding.thanks for info.
The last time the Monarch had anything to do with running the country ended with the Civil War!!!!
Having said that I'm pretty sure good Queen Bess would do a far far better job of it than the politicians of today.
I am in a very similar situation with anxiety sicial phobia
i did go to appeal and agter initally saying i wanted a paper hearing got talked into attending and i won basic rate on both and they were tough but kind and fair at the appeal 2 doctors and a lawyer far better qualified than the initial assessor.
go for it ,i am glad i did
I agree with getting a 2nd opinion.
I do wish people would think hard about making claims 'on the off chance' and then clogging up the Tribunal system with appeals that have less than a 50% chance of being successful.
It just seems to be a matter of course today to automatically put in a PIP claim because they have just been awarded ESA. 'you might as well, you have nothing to lose' attitude.