CB v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust: [2026] UKUT 138 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Johnston on 31 March 2026.

Read the full decision in UA-2025-001122-HM .

Judicial Summary

The First-tier Tribunal made an error of law in refusing to adjourn and not following the decision of the Upper Tribunal in SS v Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust [2023] UKUT 258 (AAC). They also erred in law by not allowing the appellant’s representative to make final submissions after the decision not to adjourn was made.

Updates to this page

Published 27 April 2026