Allison Bailey v Stonewall - Employment Tribunal hearing Thread 6

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Abbreviations:

AB: Allison Bailey, claimant
BC: Ben Cooper QC, barrister for AB
SW = Stonewall Equality Limited (respondent 1)
IO = Ijeoma Omambala QC, senior counsel - barrister for SW
RW = Robin White junior counsel to SW - assisting IO
GC = Garden Court Chambers Limited (respondent 2) (GCC would be a better abbreviation)
AH = Andrew Hochhauser QC, senior counsel - barrister for GC
JR = Jane Russell junior counsel to GC - 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)

Thread 1 www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4529887-Allison-Bailey-v-Stonewall-Employment-Tribunal-hearing?

Thread 2 www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4542466-allison-bailey-v-stonewall-employment-tribunal-hearing-thread-2

Thread 3 www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4545725-allison-bailey-v-stonewall-employment-tribunal-hearing-thread-3

Thread 4 www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4546945-allison-bailey-v-stonewall-employment-tribunal-hearing-thread-4

Thread 5 www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4548160-allison-bailey-v-stonewall-employment-tribunal-hearing-thread-5

Why can't the witness read it for himself??

It all sounds like one giant piss take to me.

Yet again Stonewall's counsel "forget" that there is someone else in the room.

Yet another surprise supporter.

He has a 'support' person...the instructing solicitor for SW.

I only just understood the name “Nauticant”. 😂

Pronouns in his Witness Statement...i mean, really. 🤨

Someone has now 'lol'ed in the chat box.

Why the special coloured paper when he's not being expected to read anything?

SK statement confirms SK (at least) considered GCC to be an organisation that promotes the rights of trans people (a ‘trans-allied’ organisation).

Surely like me, everyone else reads my name as to do with seafaring matters tabbycatstripy?

Yeah, I did think that. If it is a medical appointment, which obviously I've no idea about, I'd be disinclined to give it up at the moment. That part is pretty understandable to me, it's the rest of the massively unprofessional conduct we've seen throughout this case that's the problem.

See my post in the previous thread.

All sorts of conditions have difficulty with reading and coloured paper can help.

And giving evidence requires LOADS of reading!

Yet more proof, if any were needed, that Stonewall believe the Law and Court procedure doesn't apply to them, this is not just going beyond the Law this is Stonewall total contempt for the Law.

BC's been set up for constant interruptions and criticism...

Well, I certainly did and now I am wracking my brain for slightly shady alternatives.

Please could someone explain how ‘Nauticant’ could be, ahem, ‘misinterpreted’? Thank you.

I have so much to say about SK and the assistant but it would not be in the spirit so I shall sit on my hands.

Just to be clear, Knan is not and has not been an employee of Stonewall. It's about Knan working for the LGBT Consortium.

I thought it was all about the nautical as well! Clearly very inappropriate. 😂

Mr Knan is even smaller than tiny Arty on The Mess We're In. I can barely see him.

Same…🤦‍♀️

Imagine Bob Hoskins saying it. Or indeed Martin Reuby... 😉

Me too, Cat!

I don't fancy a bollocking from MN, so i'll keep my powder dry.

Also sitting on my hands quite a bit.

Stonewall used to be very tightly run by people of some integrity. It's unrecognisable now.