The claimant sought judicial review of the decision of an appeal panel of the respondent board to proceed with hearing his appeal in his absence.
Held: Not all the reasons given by the tribunal were convincing, and ‘In my judgment, the claimant did have a reasonable excuse for his non-attendance and he should have been granted a postponement. I cannot say that if he had been granted a hearing there is no real chance that that would have made a difference to the outcome. ‘
Judges:
James Goudie QC
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 1954 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Administrative
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.272817