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darcy
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11 years 7 months ago - 11 years 7 months ago #94312 by darcy

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I have been to 2 tribunals, and they now say my appeal has gone before a distric Judge.
What does this mean?

Last edit: 11 years 7 months ago by slugsta.

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11 years 7 months ago #94315 by Gordon

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darcy wrote:

I have been to 2 tribunals, and they now say my appeal has gone before a distric Judge.
What does this mean?

A District Judge is more senior than the normal Tribunal Judge, the other main difference is that they are full-time as opposed to part-time and therefore probably has more experience, other than that, there is no difference.

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11 years 7 months ago - 11 years 7 months ago #94317 by darcy

Replied by darcy on topic Re:District Judge

Thank you Gordon, but, why would it be sent to a Distict Judge? and would the outcome be better or worse?

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11 years 7 months ago #94325 by Gordon

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darcy wrote:

Thank you Gordon, but, why would it be sent to a Distict Judge? and would the outcome be better or worse?

If I remember correctly this was ordered when the Decision of your previous Tribunal was Set Aside.

A District Judge will have more experience and will have had heard a wider range of cases, I think it indicates that the Tribunal Service wants to get it right this time

I hope you managed to get your medical sorted out, and can now proceed directly to the hearing so everything can be resolved.

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Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)
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11 years 7 months ago #94360 by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law)

Replied by Jim Allison BSc, Inst LE, MBIM; MA (Consumer Protection & Social Welfare Law) on topic Re:District Judge

District Tribunal Judges are salaried and work full-time for the Ministry of Justice, whilst Area Tribunal Judges only work part-time on a fee paying basis, so are not employees.

District Tribunal Judges (or in some cases) Regional Tribunal Judges tend to hear the more complex cases.

Therefore, having a DTJ should give a better outcome, as they don't do any other work except
for the Ministry of Justice and have more experience than an ATJ who in many cases may only work one day per week.

All Tribunal Judges have to be legally qualified as a solicitor, and have at least 5 years post graduation experience.

The Tribunals Service provide ongoing training for all Tribunal Judges.

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