Briefcase
Part of the rightsnet subscription service, briefcase provides user-friendly, fully searchable and cross referenced summaries of the latest welfare benefit and tax credit caselaw added to the website of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal (that incorporates, from November 2008, the work of the Social Security Commissioners).
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Latest summaries added
CI/1553/2009 — Whether claimant who has reached the age of 65 can retain reduced earnings allowance at end of yearly seasonal contract
Commissioner / Judge: Paines · 19 March, 2010
CI/2005/2009 — Whether a claimant in receipt of two awards of reduced earnings allowance is entitled to two awards of retirement allowance on reaching retirement age
Commissioner / Judge: Ward · 08 April, 2010
CDLA/2818/2009 — Breach of natural justice / whether a tribunal's refusal to set aside a decision under tribunal rule 37 is appealable
Commissioner / Judge: Turnbull · 14 April, 2010
CP/802/2009 — Jurisdiction to make national insurance contribution and credits decisions
Commissioner / Judge: Williams · 24 March, 2010
CPC/1648/2009 — Whether pension credit can be exported to claimant living within EU
Commissioner / Judge: White · 31 March, 2010
CIB /3061/2009 — Adequacy of reasons for finding claimant's evidence implausible
Commissioner / Judge: Wikeley · 01 April, 2010
CDLA/2235/2009 — Treatment of EMP's evidence on distance walked before onset of 'severe discomfort'
Commissioner / Judge: Paines · 08 March, 2010
CJSA/475/2009 — Whether payment on account of award in equal pay claim is income or capital
Commissioner / Judge: Jacobs · 25 March, 2010
CP/1674/2006 — Administrative procedure for appeals in connection with a national insurance contribution record
Commissioner / Judge: Williams · 24 March, 2010
CIB/2495/2009 — Whether tribunal correct to discount fact that claimant receiving DLA without any evidence about the award
Commissioner / Judge: Ward · 24 March, 2010
CIS /2648/2009 — Social fund funeral expenses payment / meaning of partner
Commissioner / Judge: Levenson · 12 March, 2010
CDLA/1621/2009 — Higher rate mobility component / whether effects of Down's Syndrome on ability to walk stem from physical cause
Commissioner / Judge: Levenson · 11 March, 2010
CDLA/1991/2009 — Treatment of aids and adaptations where not yet in place / whether need to show that require assistance in relation to 'cooking test'
Commissioner / Judge: Ward · 11 March, 2010
CIB/2151/2009 — Reasons for adopting EMP's findings / appearance of bias
Commissioner / Judge: Wikeley · 09 March, 2010
CG/1505/2009 — Carer's allowance overpayment / duty to disclose change of circumstances
Commissioner / Judge: Lane · 16 February, 2010
CIB/2230/2009 — Supersession on gounds of nurse's report / other grounds for supersession
Commissioner / Judge: Mesher · 08 March, 2010
CH/270/2009 — Right of appeal against information provided to a rent officer
Commissioner / Judge: Lane · 11 March, 2010
CH/2297/2009 — Separate causation for separate amounts within an overpayment
Commissioner / Judge: Howell · 18 February, 2010
CH/2469/2009 — Backdating / 'good cause' for late claim
Commissioner / Judge: Lane · 25 February, 2010
CDLA/2060/2009 — Attention in connection with hearing / meaning of 'normal' and 'reasonably required'
Commissioner / Judge: Lane · 04 February, 2010
