Diana Reid, Senior Law Lecturer and Solicitor, has been appointed to sit as a Tribunal Judge in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, sitting in Colchester and other locations across East Anglia. This is a notable achievement by Diana and adds to a number of statutory, public and regulatory appointments of professional qualified academics working within Anglia Law School.

Tribunal Judges are legally qualified and responsible for ensuring the individual tribunal hearings they chair make the correct decision in law. Tribunals usually sit as a panel, incorporating the Tribunal Judge, as well as panel member(s) with specific areas of expertise. They hear evidence from witnesses but decide the case themselves. Many cases involve individuals putting their own case, without legal assistance, so the system needs to be accessible to all. Tribunal judges often help to ensure this, by guiding non-legally qualified parties through the necessary procedures, if necessary.

To date, Diana has been hearing social security benefit appeals based on disability or illness, sitting with a doctor and also sitting on a panel of three consisting of herself, a doctor and a disability qualified member.

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