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Tribunals coping

07 April 2011
Issue: 7460 / Categories: Legal News
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The Tribunals Service is coping with the demands of an increased workload – despite increased demand

In the 11 months up to February 2011, it received a quarter more appeals than in the previous 11 months, but cleared 36% more, according to statistics released last week. In February 2011, it dealt with more social security and child support claims than it received for the second month running.

In three of the past four months it disposed of more employment support allowance and incapacity benefit cases than it received. The number of employment tribunal claims halved in the final quarter of 2010, compared to the same quarter in the previous year. Single claims fell by 11%, and multiple claims fell by 62% (this was due to the high numbers of re-submitted airline cases in the third quarter of 2009–2010).
 

Issue: 7460 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

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