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Can I change to a paper tribunal after I have my date?

Can i change my mind and ask for a paper tribunal even though I have my date for a oral tribunal, as my nerves are so bad?
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All you need to do is write a letter to the tribunal centre explaining that you are unable to attend due to it causing you distress thinking about attending, and you would like the tribunal to make a decision in your absence
You also need to bear in mind that a tribunal can look at a paper hearing and decide either that there’s insufficient evidence for it to proceed or that the only way to decide the appeal is to see the claimant. So, you could request a paper hearing; have that agreed and then find that the tribunal onthe day feel it would be better as an oral hearing. If you then didn’t attend that oral hearing it’s odds on you will lose.