Allison Bailey v Stonewall - Employment Tribunal hearing

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The Tribunal will start on 25th April at 10am. If you would like to view online you need to send a request for access as early as possible.

Send an email to

[email protected]

The subject heading of the email request should read

“MEDIA OR PUBLIC ACCESS REQUEST – Case number 2202172/2020 - Ms A Bailey – 25th April 2022.

Then ask for the pin for the online access.

You will be contacted with instructions on how to observe the hearing.

I have sent a request but haven't had anything back yet. Hopefully nearer the time.

The day has dawned.

tribunaltweets have just started their reporting on twitter. A 10am start for a short administrative session:

twitter.com/tribunaltweets/status/1518506507683389440

I have a work appointment at 10 but I hope I can jump in later

Time to start accumulating those abbreviations:
AB: Allison Bailey, claimant
BC: Ben Cooper QC, barrister for AB
SW = Stonewall Equality Limited (respondent 1)
IO = Ijeoma Omambala QC, barrister for SW
RW = Robin White assisting IO
GC = Garden Court Chambers Limited (respondent 2) (GCC would be a better abbreviation)
AH = Andrew Hochhauser QC, barrister for GC
JR = Jane Russell assisting AH
RM= Rajiv Menon QC & SH = Stephanie Harrison QC (jointly respondent 3 along with all members of GC except AB)
EJ = Employment Judge Goodman hearing the case
Panel = any one of the three panel members (EJ and two lay members)

Okay it's started, lots of people viewing, clerk trying to sort out who is who, feel a bit sorry for him.

Poor Raymond the clerk, he is overwhelmed. Alison is offering excellent advice, which he is not taking. 😂

Feels like I'm eavesdropping on a private conversation right now.

Julie Bindel is logged in.

Bless him. I actually felt sorry for him. HIs blood pressure must be sky high.

I think I might wait a bit to log on if it’s a bit fraught for Raymond right now … or will that make it worse for him?

I'm paranoid my camera might suddenly go on. I'm still in my pyjamas. Have they automatically shut off our cameras? I did join with the option with the camera crossed out.

We will all need to log back in. He's putting us all back in the lobby.

You're golden then. 👍

If the camera is crossed out, it's off.

During Maya's hearing, there was a man (with his camera on), loudly eating his cornflakes and fiddling with his flies.

The Judge had to step in and remind him to turn off his camera and mic.

You have to turn off your camera and mic in settings.

I'm getting "waiting for the conference host to join" does that mean we're all in the lobby?

I'm getting that message too.

Yep. 👍

Back in now.

I just have a black screen saying no one is presenting. Can you all see?

I'm paranoid my camera might suddenly go on. I'm still in my pyjamas. Have they automatically shut off our cameras? I did join with the option with the camera crossed out.

Sounds like you're fine but they can't shut off camera remotely (although they can mute you). I'm paranoid too - borrowed one of DD's Peppa Pig stickers to cover camera - but if you pop up in your pyjamas we'll warn you. 😀

Yes. Me too

I can see but I'm unnerved that the chat list isn't showing that we all have our cameras and mics off.

Do we all have the evidence bundle? Ah, judge commenting on that.

Try logging in again, it has now started.

What have you changed so you can see?

Was that IO for SW saying that some witnesses A, B, and C can be identified? (Where there had been an application for an order for anonymity?)