PRESS RELEASE : Lord Chancellor reappoints 2 members to the Tribunal Procedure Committee [May 2023]
The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on 18 May 2023.
The Lord Chancellor, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, has announced the reappointment of Philip Brook Smith KC and Susan Humble as members of the Tribunal Procedure Committee.
The Lord Chancellor has announced the reappointment of Philip Brook Smith KC and Susan Humble as members of the Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) for 3 years from 4 July 2023 to 3 July 2026.
Philip Brook Smith KC, was appointed to the TPC on 4 July 2020. He has a broad commercial and civil practice and has substantial experience of a wide variety of areas of commercial and civil law, achieving notable distinction in the field of product liability.
Susan Humble was appointed to the TPC on 4 July 2020. She is a partner at RIAA Barker Gillette, Chair of the Taxation Disciplinary Board and a Lay Panellist on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Teaching Regulation Agency. Between 2010 – 2018, Susan was the Chief Executive Officer and Clerk of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Both appointees have declared no political activity.
The TPC was established, on 19 May 2008, under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act (TCEA) 2007 to make rules governing practice and procedure in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals. The TPC is responsible for nine sets of Tribunal Rules, covering 11 Chambers in the Unified Tribunals System. The subject matter of the appeals heard in those Chambers includes immigration, tax, mental health and transport.
These reappointments are made under Schedule 5(21) of the TCEA and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and comply with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.
