Upper Tribunal

Upper Tribunal
Upper Tribunal
	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom as used in England and Wales
Established	3 November 2008
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Authorized by	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
Appeals to	Court of Appeal (England and Wales); Court of Session (Scotland); Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland);
Appeals from	First-tier Tribunal
Website	www.judiciary.uk

The Upper Tribunal is a superior court of record and general tribunal in the United Kingdom.

It was created in 2008 as part of a programme, set out in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, to rationalise the tribunal system, and to provide a common means of handling appeals against the decisions of lower tribunals. It is administered by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.

The Upper Tribunal is a superior court of record, giving it equivalent status to the High Court and meaning that it can both set precedents and can enforce its decisions (and those of the First-tier Tribunal) without the need to ask the High Court or the Court of Session to intervene. It is also the first (and only) tribunal to have the power of judicial review.

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