Your World of Legal Intelligence
 United Kingdom | +44 (0) 20 7284 8080

Correcting, Setting Aside and Reviewing Decisions

Document Cited authorities 2 Cited in Related
AuthorAndrew Bano
Pages261-263

Chapter 31


Correcting, Setting Aside and Reviewing Decisions

CORRECTING ACCIDENTAL ERRORS
31.1 Rule 34 of the England and Wales Procedure Rules gives a tribunal power to correct ‘any clerical mistake or other accidental slip or omission in a decision, direction or any document’ by sending notification of the amendment to the parties and by amending any information which has been published in relation to the amended document. The power cannot be used to alter a decision or to correct an error which is fundamental to an appeal, but ‘deals with matters that were in a judge’s mind when writing but for some reason did not find their way onto the page’, such as typing errors and mistakenly writing a wrong date (see AS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA)1). The power does not cover matters that the judge had meant to mention but forgot to include in a decision.

SETTING ASIDE
31.2 Rule 35 of the England and Wales...

To continue reading

Request your trial
Navigation index

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT