The Presiding Special Commissioner has issued a Practice
Direction which sets out how parties to an appeal hearing before
the Special Commissioners should refer to previously decided legal
authorities which are relevant to a Human Rights point which is to
be raised at the hearing. Section 2(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998
requires a court or tribunal to take into account the authorities
listed in that section. See AH1060 for more information.
The Special Commissioners have already told us what changes
they think may be needed to their rules in order to bring them into
line with the requirements of Article 6 (1) of the HRA. See the
Human
Rights.
