Tribunal

[Glpblondie]

What is a Tribunal?

[Clanad]

In the U.S., it's a court, district justice or other judicial officer vested with the power to enter an order in a matter. It also, in current news, refers to the military courts that hear cases involving the Armed Forces... usually made up of a number of senior officers. Originally, it referred to a court made up of three (Tri) judges in lieu of just one judge or a full jury...

[Peter Pedant]

COme on give us more of a clue.

Anyway it will be covered in English Law in any book on Consitutional or administrative law - de Smith springs to mind, in the chapter called, 'Courts'.

This chapter will figure largely The Courts Act 1981, which I havent bothered to read actaully. The appendix at the back lists all the courts.

but that is not all, GMC v BBC is about the GMC trying to get the Beeb committed for contempt, and it is interesting to read what the judge had to say.....(GMC is a non-curial tribunal). You will find th case on BAILII

[JudgeJ]

The term has nothing to do with "three" and does not refer specifically to courts of law. See my answer to an earlier almost identical question posed by an almost identical person.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question276 760.html

[Cennet]

An Employment Tribunal is made up of three members - a Chairmperson who is legally qualified ( a barrister or solicitor either practising or retired) and 2 lay members - one nominated by the CBI and one by the TU's - to give an even balance. Cases can be heard by just a Chairperson sitting alone though