DE v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and AE (CSM): [2018] UKUT 128 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Mitchell on 9 April 2018.
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Judicial Summary
The First-tier Tribunal’s inquisitorial function does not justify treating a respondent as a de facto appellant, nor does it permit the tribunal both to introduce and pursue a new issue in a manner akin to a party to the proceedings.