Claims Management Services Tribunal

The Claims Management Services Tribunal is an independent judicial body, established under section 12 of the Compensation Act 2006. It hears appeals from businesses and individuals who provide claims-management services in areas including:

The Tribunal considers cases where the claims-management Regulator has refused them authorisation or imposed sanctions on them.

Copies may also be obtained from the Secretary to the Tribunal in London. Appeals against decisions of the Claims Management Services Tribunal lie directly, with the permission of the Tribunal, to the Court of Appeal.

There are 8 legally qualified chairmen of the Claims Management Services Tribunal (including Stephen Oliver QC, the President) and 17 lay members

Some of the chairmen also sit as Special Commissioners and as chairmen of the VAT and Duties Tribunal. All sit on the Financial Services & Markets Tribunal and the Pension Regulator Tribunal