Appeal from First-tier Tribunal
Section 34 – Appeal from the First-tier Tribunal
48.This section provides that most decisions of the First-tier Tribunal can be appealed to the Upper Tribunal by a party in the case on a point of law. The appeal needs either the permission of the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal. Subsection (5) lists the provisions where decisions of the First-tier Tribunal are final and cannot be appealed.
Section 35 – Disposal of an appeal under section 34
49.This section provides for the Upper Tribunal’s consideration of an appeal from the First-tier Tribunal. When reaching a decision the Upper Tribunal may uphold or quash the decision of the First-tier Tribunal, and if it quashes it, it may remake the decision or remit the case back to the First-tier Tribunal with any directions the Upper Tribunal sees fit.
