Tribunal Justice: A new start

Lord Justice Carnwath reviewed T-Day - the successful launch of the reformed tribunals system - and looked forward to the long-term effect of the reforms.

“Tribunals have come to play a central part in the UK civil justice system, particularly in relation to administrative law. Their principal distinguishing features, as compared to the courts, are flexibility, specialisation, and accessibility. The present system is the result of piecemeal and incoherent development of many decades. The TCEA has provided the statutory framework for a radical restructuring of the existing tribunal jurisdictions into a coherent two-tier model.”

Acronym: (TECA) Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act