The First-tier Tribunal has started publishing a list
of upcoming appeal hearings. The lists will include the basic details for
each case, including hearing date and time, name of appellant(s) unless
withheld, case reference number, judge name and the digital software
application to be used to run the hearing remotely. The lists will not,
however, give an indication of the subject matter under appeal.
Accredited members of the media can request remote access to
the hearings in advance, in line with the general requirement to hear cases in
public (in rule 32 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax
Chamber) Rules, SI 2009/273) and the ‘coronavirus temporary rule’ in new rule
32A which provides that a hearing can be treated as held in public by virtue of
a media representative being able to access the live proceeding remotely.
The First-tier Tribunal has started publishing a list
of upcoming appeal hearings. The lists will include the basic details for
each case, including hearing date and time, name of appellant(s) unless
withheld, case reference number, judge name and the digital software
application to be used to run the hearing remotely. The lists will not,
however, give an indication of the subject matter under appeal.
Accredited members of the media can request remote access to
the hearings in advance, in line with the general requirement to hear cases in
public (in rule 32 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Tax
Chamber) Rules, SI 2009/273) and the ‘coronavirus temporary rule’ in new rule
32A which provides that a hearing can be treated as held in public by virtue of
a media representative being able to access the live proceeding remotely.
