Recent Supreme Court Decision On The Right To Be Heard - Audi Alteram Partem

Caldwell v Mahon Tribunal and Others1

In a recent case the Supreme Court has accepted that tribunals of inquiry must have significant autonomy to organise their affairs. However, it found that in absolutely refusing to hear submissions of any kind, a tribunal had failed to comply with the basic requirement that where a decision may or will affect a party's interests, that party must, in some form, be heard.

The decision underlines the importance of the requirement of audi alteram partem or...