Representatives

Any party in the appeal can be represented by a representative. A representative can be a lay or legal representative. A lay representative can be anyone who can act on the party’s behalf. For example, this could be a friend or family member.

A party can tell the Upper Tribunal both:

• that they will be represented by a representative
• who the representative is

in advance of a hearing, but they are not required to do so.

If there is a change, a party can decide to be represented by a different person at a hearing. This is even if they have shared the details of another representative with the Upper Tribunal.