Tribunals
- Created by: MARYBETH
- Created on: 08-01-13 16:58
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- Tribunals
- these are instead of going to court
- Administrative Tribunals
- Social security tribunals
- Employment tribunals
- Rent tribunals
- Immigration tribunals
- Domestic tribunals
- for lawyers, doctors, footballers etc.
- The panel consists of 3 people the chairman who is legally qualified and the other two members are lay people
- people are encouraged to represent themselves without lawyers or solicitors
- however people can bring a friend or a family member to represent them this is called a mckenzie friend
- Advantages - cost effective as they are free, don last as long as normal trials, simple procedure and its fixed
- Disadvantages - legally binding, the publicity and media, the influence the chairman may have on the lay members
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