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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: stamfordman Date: February 26, 2026, 9:38 am
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I'd like to see the tribunal open to some basic outside checks
on its decisions, perhaps from a panel of trusted
representatives. This could mean:
- A request for a decision review could come from this panel,
not only the appellant
- Locations with binary decisions made for identical
contraventions flagged for review (eg the Redbridge red route)
- Whether adjudicators hands are tied when authorities do not
consider or act on the statutory guidance on acting fairly.
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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: Southpaw82 Date: February 26, 2026, 9:46 am
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[quote author=stamfordman link=topic=9546.msg111234#msg111234
date=1772120329]
I'd like to see the tribunal open to some basic outside checks
on its decisions
[/quote]
That would be a fairly (perhaps completely) unique proposition.
I’m not aware of any other judicial body that has its decisions
subject to “outside checks” absent an appeal or JR.
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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: andy_foster Date: February 26, 2026, 10:15 am
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AIUI, cases are referred to the ECJ by certain bodies or MEPs,
rather than the losing party - so not entirely unique.
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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: ivanleo Date: February 26, 2026, 10:30 am
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[quote author=andy_foster link=topic=9546.msg111242#msg111242
date=1772122519]
AIUI, cases are referred to the ECJ by certain bodies or MEPs,
rather than the losing party - so not entirely unique.
[/quote]
I thought it was the national court that, having identified that
it has a point of EU law before it, refers the case to the ECJ
for a determination of that discrete issue, and then applies the
ECJ's findings of law to the facts before it.
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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: andy_foster Date: February 26, 2026, 10:57 am
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When we bumped into Mr Farage in Strasbourg some years back, his
team suggested that an MEP could refer a case to the ECJ.
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Re: The need for a Higher Tribunal
By: ivanleo Date: February 26, 2026, 1:12 pm
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[quote author=andy_foster link=topic=9546.msg111250#msg111250
date=1772125066]
When we bumped into Mr Farage in Strasbourg some years back, his
team suggested that an MEP could refer a case to the ECJ.
[/quote]
I'm not sure I'd rely on Mr Farage as an authoritative source
;D
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