Attendi(ng) a hearing by telephone

Part   of CDLA/5300/2014 seems to   imply that an appellant’s appeal can be determined   by   telephone - has anyone elsae any experience of this?

How   is   it determined ? Does the appellant   have to apply to the District Chair?

Thanks in advance

Here’s a link to the rightsnet summary of the decision -

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/caselaw/item/Tribunal-errred-in-not-considering-adjournment-to-allow-claimant-with-agoro

and the decision itself -

http://www.osscsc.gov.uk/Aspx/view.aspx?id=4595

I was going for an out of centre hearing recently, which was refused and the Judge suggested a ‘phone hearing as an alternative, which he said should be applied for. I presume it’s applied for in the same way as an out of centre hearing - by emailing HMCTS and asking for it. The standard evidential requirement would probably be needed: medical records, Q&A as to why unable to attend.