Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6774
Tribunals: Legal Costs
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Question
Deirdre Costigan
Labour — Ealing 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 AlexanderThe 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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