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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 15

Part 1: Tribunals and Inquiries

Commentary on Sections: Part 1

Section 28: Assessors

163.An assessor is an expert who is appointed by a court or tribunal to assist it in dealing with issues within the assessor’s area of expertise. Some tribunals already have a power to appoint assessors and this section will allow this practice to continue within the new tribunals. This section provides the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal with the power to appoint an assessor to assist where it is dealing with matters that require a special expertise that the tribunal would otherwise not have available to it. This provision will not require an assessor to be used where it is inappropriate to the jurisdiction.

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