ESA Appeal Adjournment next stage

Unusual question requiring help!
I live abroad and I was moved from IB to ESA and this payment stopped in March this year. I attended Court in the UK in May for my appeal hearing which was adjourned as my specialists letter was not recognised by the court as it had not been translated by a recognized professional. The judge instructed me to have this done, he also instructed the DWP to have my assessment, which was performed by a french Doctor, to be re translated as I had expressed concerns to the DWP at the time I recieved a copy of it, as to its inaccuracies and the judge took my comments on board. A deadline was set for both parties to carry our these instructions, I completed mine in the timescale dictated but the DWP has not replied to the Court. The court has provided me with a date for my next hearing but my question is this, are the DWP in contempt of court? Will I have the expense of a second trip back to the UK for nothing? Does anyone have any experience of this type of situation?
I am disinclined to contact the DWP direct as I feel I have been misled over important issues whilst going through this appeal process. I have asked the court for clarification but as yet have had no response.

As a former Welfare Rights Lawyer and DLA Tribunal member, I can only reiterate the advice that Gordon has provided.

All I can add is that when I sat on Tribunals and the DWP failed to provide information directed by a Tribunal Judge, then it was taken as if they were refusing to comply with a direction, and in most cases that I sat on led to a successful appeal for the appellant. The same applies for ESA appeals, or for that matter any Social Security Appeal.

Please note the Clerk to the Tribunal is not a DWP employee, but works for Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunal Service.

I'd also suggest you have a look at my guide in Spotlights GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR THOSE WHO APPEAR BEFORE APPEAL TRIBUNALS

Good luck.

Jim

Thank you for your info, I have endeavored to make contact again with the Clerk of the Court regarding clarification but this time by phone, unable to speak to person so have relayed the contents of the emails exchanged with a colleague in the hope I get to hear some news soon, concerned that the emails did not show on the courts system? Good job I apply defensive paperwork and keep copies of all mine and dates on name and times of phone calls in my diary.
I do take on board your comment about how longwinded this whole procedure is, as an example knowing the deadline for info to be provided to the court I did ask could they not prebook a date for the hearingwhen I sent my info to them, but this could not be done till the deadline date had passed! I consider myself a reasonably intelligent person but am becoming worn down by this whole procedure and it is certainly having a negative affect on my already poor state of health but after reading a number of posts it seems to be that this is just part of the tactics employed.
Una