Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6774

Tribunals: Legal Costs

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024

Question

Deirdre Costigan

LabourEaling Southall

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing the legal fees of claimants whose tribunal proceedings have been adjourned as a result of an unavailability of court resources.

Answer

Heidi Alexander
The management and listing of tribunal cases, and decisions on whether to reimburse the legal fees of a party in individual cases, are functions of the independent judiciary.​Although orders for costs are not generally made in tribunal proceedings, tribun...

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