Tribunal. Can the location be changed to somewhere nearer? Or can we request a telephone hearing?

sarseg1

My partner has recently been sent a date for his hearing it happens to be 40 miles away from our home,.Can it be changed to somewhere nearer or can i request a telephone hearing unsure he will cope with the distance due to his heart condition,fatigue ect..Many thanks for any advice Regards 

nasturtium

"Can it be changed to somewhere nearer or can i request a telephone hearing"

I think you will be able to do that but you will need to contact the Tribunal service as soon as you can. Explain why you want to have a telephone hearing and the reasons why he cannot attend a face to face hearing and I am sure they will be able to arrange something better.

sarseg1

Thanks i will contact them.

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @sarseg1. It is the very least you deserve. Have you been able to contact them yet? Wondering how it has gone for you if you would like to share that with us 

sarseg1

Hi,yes managed to change to a telephone hearing,then in the morning of the actual hearing it git cancelled somebody from the hearing was ill,so hopefully will get another date soon so disappointed 😞 all that build up to now wait again...thanks for asking though 

Ross_Alumni

sarseg1 said:

Hi,yes managed to change to a telephone hearing,then in the morning of the actual hearing it git cancelled somebody from the hearing was ill,so hopefully will get another date soon so disappointed 😞 all that build up to now wait again...thanks for asking though 

Thanks for the update, I'm glad that you were able to get the location changed but it's a shame that it was cancelled at such short notice. Hopefully you get a new date very soon.

sarseg1

 telephone Tribunal tomorrow...  partner very Anxious.... 

OverlyAnxious

sarseg1 said:

 telephone Tribunal tomorrow...  partner very Anxious.... 

Good luck!

L_Volunteer

How did the telephone tribunal go @sarseg1? We are here for you if you would like to share more with us 

sarseg1

Hi,i felt it did not go to well,it felt like my other half was on trial.remembering 18 months plus ago he was confused...and has since suffered a stroke which cannot be taken into account....can i phone to ask to apply again ?even whilst awaiting the decision or do i need to wait until the dreaded brown envelope arrives.Only that obviously it all takes so much to get time the ball rolling again....regards Sarah 

poppy123456

sarseg1 said:

Hi,i felt it did not go to well,it felt like my other half was on trial.remembering 18 months plus ago he was confused...and has since suffered a stroke which cannot be taken into account....can i phone to ask to apply again ?even whilst awaiting the decision or do i need to wait until the dreaded brown envelope arrives.Only that obviously it all takes so much to get time the ball rolling again....regards Sarah 

As i advised to you in another thread, you need to wait for the Tirbunal decision first. If you don't then any new decision made on the review will overrule any Tribunal decision. Lots of people think it didn't go well and when they had the decision is was in their favour. You can see my previous advice to you here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/573897#Comment_573897

calcotti

You can’t apply again while an existing claim is being processed.

sarseg1

Thanks for your advice,letter today...was awarded wgat a relief from 0 points at the very start to 9 points.what a relief was dreading going through this process again...Regards 

Alex_Alumni

That does sound like a big relief @sarseg1 I'm glad the community could help you through the process!

Hopefully you can have a relaxing weekend now that it's done and dusted  

sarseg1

yes it is thanks again

L_Volunteer

That sounds really positive @sarseg1. Really pleased for you.

You are welcome! It is the very least you deserve