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1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 and come into force on 3rd November 2008.
(2) These Rules apply to proceedings before the Upper Tribunal.
(3) In these Rules—
“the 2007 Act” means the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;
[F1appellant means—
a person who makes an appeal, or applies for permission to appeal, to the Upper Tribunal;
in proceedings transferred or referred to the Upper Tribunal from the First-tier Tribunal, a person who started the proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal; or
a person substituted as an appellant under rule 9(1) (substitution and addition of parties);]
“applicant” means a person who applies for permission to bring, or does bring, judicial review proceedings before the Upper Tribunal and, in judicial review proceedings transferred to the Upper Tribunal from a court, includes a person who was a claimant or petitioner in the proceedings immediately before they were transferred;
F2...
“dispose of proceedings” includes, unless indicated otherwise, disposing of a part of the proceedings;
“document” means anything in which information is recorded in any form, and an obligation under these Rules or any practice direction or direction to provide or allow access to a document or a copy of a document for any purpose means, unless the Upper Tribunal directs otherwise, an obligation to provide or allow access to such document or copy in a legible form or in a form which can be readily made into a legible form;
“hearing” means an oral hearing and includes a hearing conducted in whole or in part by video link, telephone or other means of instantaneous two-way electronic communication;
“interested party” means—
a person who is directly affected by the outcome sought in judicial review proceedings, and has been named as an interested party under rule 28 or 29 (judicial review), or has been substituted or added as an interested party under rule 9 (substitution and addition of parties); and
in judicial review proceedings transferred to the Upper Tribunal under section 25A(2) or (3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 M1 or section 31A(2) or (3) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 M2, a person who was an interested party in the proceedings immediately before they were transferred to the Upper Tribunal;
“judicial review proceedings” means proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Upper Tribunal pursuant to section 15 or 21 of the 2007 Act, whether such proceedings are started in the Upper Tribunal or transferred to the Upper Tribunal;
F3...
“mental health case” means proceedings before the Upper Tribunal on appeal against a decision in proceedings under the Mental Health Act 1983 M3 or paragraph 5(2) of the Schedule to the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 M4;
“party” means a person who is an appellant, an applicant, a respondent or an interested party in proceedings before the Upper Tribunal, a person who has referred a question to the Upper Tribunal or, if the proceedings have been concluded, a person who was an appellant, an applicant, a respondent or an interested party when the Tribunal finally disposed of all issues in the proceedings;
“permission” includes leave in cases arising under the law of Northern Ireland;
“practice direction” means a direction given under section 23 of the 2007 Act;
“respondent” means—
in an appeal, or application for permission to appeal, against a decision of another tribunal, any person other than the appellant who—
was a party before that other tribunal;
F4...
otherwise has a right of appeal against the decision of the other tribunal and has given notice to the Upper Tribunal that they wish to be a party to the appeal;
in an appeal against any other decision, the person who made the decision;
in judicial review proceedings—
in proceedings started in the Upper Tribunal, the person named by the applicant as the respondent;
in proceedings transferred to the Upper Tribunal under section 25A(2) or (3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 or section 31A(2) or (3) of the Supreme Court Act 1981, a person who was a defendant in the proceedings immediately before they were transferred;
in proceedings transferred to the Upper Tribunal under section 20(1) of the 2007 Act, a person to whom intimation of the petition was made before the proceedings were transferred, or to whom the Upper Tribunal has required intimation to be made.
[F5in proceedings transferred or referred to the Upper Tribunal from the First-tier Tribunal, a person who was a respondent in the proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal;]
in a reference under the Forfeiture Act 1982 M5, the person whose eligibility for a benefit or advantage is in issue; or
a person substituted or added as a respondent under rule 9 (substitution and addition of parties);
F6...
“working day” means any day except a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M6.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 1(3) substituted (1.4.2009) by Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(a)
F2Words in rule 1(3) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(b)
F3Words in rule 1(3) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(c)
F4Words in rule 1(3) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(d)(i)
F5Words in rule 1(3) inserted (1.4.2009) by Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(d)(ii)
F6Words in rule 1(3) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/274), rules 1, 5(e)
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