Caselaw summaries

Tribunals – claimant with ADHD and dyslexia – tribunal erred in proceeding with a telephone hearing without considering whether that was fair and whether reasonable adjustments, including allowing his mother to assist him, could be made

PIP – claimant with ASD, ADHD and PTSD – tribunal erred in basing finding that claimant’s fatigue did not result from a health condition on fact that claimant was able motivate herself to work for 37.5 hours a week

Personal independence payment – activity 9 (engaging with other people face to face)

Personal independence payment – claims

Personal independence payment – supersession of current award

Personal independence payment – need to rest before starting an activity and to rest between activity

Personal independence payment daily living activity 1 (preparing food)

Personal independence payment (PIP) – tribunals – irrelevant questioning and perceived bias

Personal independence payment – client had autism spectrum disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and hyperacusis (noise sensitivity)

Personal independence payment (PIP) – evidence – can be relevant even though it post-dates the decision under appeal – medical evidence which does not specifically address the personal independence payment (PIP) descriptors should not automatically be accorded less weight – failure to put to the claimant adverse observations at the hearing