Mon 01-Feb-10 12:54 PM by iut044

Hi

I am helping a client with a child's DLA appeal for her son. He suffers from ADHD. She has taken a number of photos of her son misbehaving and a photo of one of his injuries. Am I OK to use this as evidence? If so do I have to get her to sign the photos?

Thanks

1. Yes
2. No.

But, like all evidence, context is everything and that, as I'm sure you know, will have to be explained.

Thanks for your help Nevip

Mon 01-Feb-10 06:42 PM by Ruth_T

I've made use of photographic evidence on several occasions. It's particularly useful when there is a need to illustrate a deformity, skin lesion or surgical scars, because the tribunal is precluded from examining the appellant.

On slightly similar subject a tribunal doctor told me that photocopies of X-Rays were not much help as the only way to get the best from an X-Ray is to hold it against a light box, the subtle light and shade in the picture more or less vanish when it is copied.

i represented a client where we had zero medical evidence and i use photos of his living conditions.

appeal was won and no issue was made of the photos so i assuming it was taken into account though what they made of it i dont know as client may have won it based on his oral evidence anyway.

Thanks for everybody's help

I once assisted someone who was unfortunately afflicted by repeated vomiting.

We submitted some rather graphic photos to the (then) Appeals Service. It may not have been the sole reason for a successful outcome - but when I went to visit the Appeals Service offices a year or two later, they still seemed to remember the case vividly.