W O'C v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and JW (CSM): [2020] UKUT 34 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Poynter on 30 January 2020.
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Judicial Summary
Tribunal procedure and practice (including Upper Tribunal)—Tribunal jurisdiction—Rules 21(2) and 7 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008—Waiving the requirement that an application for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal should first be made to the First-tier Tribunal. Tribunal procedure and practice (including Upper tribunal)—Leave/permission to appeal—Rule 38(7) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008—Treating an application for permission to appeal as instead being an application for a written statement of reasons. Tribunal procedure and practice (including Upper tribunal)—Other—Inquisitorial and enabling approach to the interpretation of applications by unrepresented parties. Tribunal procedure and practice (including Upper tribunal)—Other—Exercise of power to extend time in child support cases.