CHALLENGING DECSIONS AND APPEAL TRIBUNALS
Appeals to the Upper Tribunal
GDUT0110 9 September 2010 Glasgow
GDUT0210 4 February 2011 Inverness
This one-day course is essential for any experienced adviser who wants to challenge decisions of the First-tier Tribunal effectively, or for anyone who needs an update on the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber). Some experience of representing at the First-tier Tribunal is essential.
The course includes:
- An overview of the decision-making system
- When an appeal can be made to the Upper Tribunal
- How to look for errors of law in a tribuanl decision
- How to draft an application of appeal to the Upper Tribunal
- Preparing submissions
- Rules of procedure
- Hearings before the Upper Tribunal
 Level Experienced
Tutor Steven Craig
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 3.4
CPD 5 hours
Welfare Rights Bulletin
Representing at the First-tier Tribunal
GDAT0110 3 – 4 June 2010 Glasgow
GDAT0210 18 – 19 November 2010 Glasgow
This popular two-day course gives a basic grounding in representing clients at the First-tier Tribunal. Through mock tribunals, participants gain experience in a safe environment where there is nothing to lose.
The course includes:
- Making an appeal
- Tribunal procedure
- Case preparation – getting evidence, finding the facts and applying the law
- The role of the chair
- Rules of evidence
- Basic advocacy and presentational skills
This course is aimed at advisers with a working knowledge of benefits and little or no experience of representing at appeal tribunals.
Level Standard
Tutors Simon Osborne, Judith Paterson, Steven Craig
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 3.1 and 3.4
CPD 10 hours
Welfare Rights Bulletin
Tribunal rules half day
GDTR0110 8 June 2010 Glasgow
This half-day course is aimed at those helping claimants with appeals. It gives an overview of the new rules governing the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal. These tribunals replaced the appeal tribunal and the social security commissioners respectively from November 2008. The course gives participants a chance to discuss the differences the new rules will make in practice.
It covers:
- Importance of the overriding objective
- Tribunal powers – time limits; evidence; witnesses; hearings; directions
- How to make appeals and other applications and the procedure once an appeal is made
Level Experienced
Tutor David Kelly
Time 1pm - 4pm
SNS 3.4
CPD 3 hours
Welfare Rights Bulletin
Using evidence new
GDUE0110 9 June 2010 Inverness
GDUE0210 4 March 2011 Glasgow
Many appeals are won because more and better evidence is produced. To do this effectively, advisers need to know how to get the best evidence and how to analyse the claimant’s and the decision maker’s evidence. This practical course aims to familiarise participants with getting and using evidence.
In includes:
- What we mean by evidence
- How to get it
- How to use it
- Evidence at tribunals – the rules
- Interpreting and weighing evidence
Level Standard
Tutors Jane Smith and Lesley Stirton
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 3.4
CPD 5 hours
You can book this course on its own or add Using legislation and caselaw on 3 March 2011, making it a two-day course (see below).
Welfare Rights Bulletin
Using legislation and caselaw
GDYF0109 4 March 2010 Glasgow
GDYF0110 3 March 2011 Glasgow
Advisers regularly deal with complex areas of social security and tax credits law. This one-day course explores some of the legal skills required by lay advisers, gives information on different aspects of the legal system, and aims to provide participants with:
- Some legal research skills – finding the law and legal precedents
- Using legislation – Acts, regulations and caselaw
- Using the annotated guides – Social Security Legislation (Sweet and Maxwell)
- Interpreting legislation
- Information on using the internet for legal research
Level Standard
Tutor Giles Charter
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 1.4
CPD 5 hours
You can book this course on its own or add Using Evidence on 4 March 2011, making it a two-day course (see above).
Welfare Rights Bulletin
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