The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023

Amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008

5.—(1) The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In rule 13 (sending and delivery of documents)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (1A),”;

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) uploaded to the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal; or”;

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) A practice direction may specify for any document subject to paragraph (1)—

(a) the requirements that must be fulfilled for it to be uploaded to the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal; and

(b) for any specified category of party in any specified category of case, that it must be so uploaded to the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal.”;

(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “paragraph (3)” substitute “paragraphs (2A) and (3)”;

(ii) after “them” insert “(including transmission through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal)”;

(d) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) A party is required to accept delivery of documents through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal only if the document is sent through that portal to that party by the Upper Tribunal.”;

(e) in paragraph (4) after “communication” insert “(including transmission through the Upper Tribunal’s secure portal)”.

(1)

S.I. 2008/2698; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2009/274.