Caselaw summaries

Inadequate response to tribunal by Secretary of State – tribunal needs to act fairly towards the claimant

Personal independence payment (PIP) - mobilising – using a car – need to consider all of journey

Right to reside – extension of worker registration scheme from 2009 to 2011 unlawful – permanent right to reside

Jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) - overpayment – misrepresentation where claim form unavailable – tribunal use of different recovery ground from that of Secretary of State

Industrial injuries – tribunal found claimant did not come within prescribed disease (PD) A11

Right to reside – Portuguese family member of dual European Economic Area (EEA)/British citizen

Overpayment – calculation must include offsetting where appropriate

Activity 5 (managing toilet needs or incontinence) – claimant with numbness in hands due to peripheral neuropathy

Universal credit (UC) - right to reside – jobseeker with permanent right to reside

Tribunals and procedure/evidence – tribunal registrar’s powers to determine inclusion/ exclusion of papers from an appeal bundle