Allison Bailey v Stonewall - Employment Tribunal hearing Thread 18

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The Tribunal started on 25th April, witness testimony concluded on the 26th May. Closing arguments for council was on the 20th June.

There was also live tweeting from

twitter.com/tribunaltweets

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 )
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 = Judge Goodman, Mr M. Reuby and Ms Darmas

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

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Allison Bailey - claimant (4-9, 11-13 May)

Witnesses for the claimant:

Dr Nicola Williams - Fair Play for Women (29 April)
Dr Judith Green - A Woman's Place (29 April)
Kate Barker - LGB Alliance (3 May)
Lisa-Marie Taylor - FiLiA (4 May)

Witnesses for the respondents:

Stephen Lue - barrister for GCC (3-4 May)
Zainab Al-Farabi - ex Stonewall (10 May)
Kirrin Medcalf - head of trans inclusion Stonewall (10 May)
Leslie Thomas - barrister at GCC (13 May)
Sanjay Sood Smith - Stonewall (16 May)
Shaan Knan - LGBT consortium - on STAG (16 May)
Rajiv Menon - joint head of chambers (16-17 May)
Maya Sikand - barrister at GCC (17-18 May)
Mia Hakl-Law - HR senior for GCC (18 May)
Judy Khan - barrister at GCC (19-20 May)
Charlie Tennent - clerk at GCC (20 May)
Luke Harvey - clerk at GCC (20 May)
Louise Hooper - Barrister at GCC (20 May)
David Renton - barrister at GCC (20 May, 25 May)
Marc Willers - Barrister at GCC (23 May)
Stephen Clark - Barrister at GCC (23 May)
Liz Davies - Barrister at GCC (23 May)
Cathryn McGahey - Bar Council Ethics Committee's VC (24 May)
Tom Wainwright - Barrister at GCC (24 May)
Colin Cook - Head clerk at GCC (24 May)
David de Menezes - GCC, Head of Marketing (25 May)
Kathryn Cronin - barrister at GCC (25 May)
Michelle Brewer - barrister at GCC at time, now left and a judge (26 May)
Stephanie Harrison - joint head of chambers (26 May)
Closing arguments for AB, GCC, and SW (20 June)

Allison Bailey's

Witness Statement

allisonbailey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Witness-Statement-of-Allison-Bailey.pdf

Supplementary Statement

allisonbailey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/C-Supplementary-Witness-Statement.pdf

Closing Statement

allisonbailey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CLOSING-SUBMISSIONS-FINAL.pdf

Well clearly this is excellent news and means that we can have a sequel to the film.

Please, please, women within hitting distance of Ilkley, do go and ask awkward questions.

Please don't do this, no one should be harassed.

Answering sensible and somewhat challenging questions isn't harassment.

"What, to you, are the most important aspects of friendship, mentorship, and leadership? How ought a fearless, ethical person behave when these collide in one's professional life?"

It's hardly, "For the sake of all your clients, do you have designated Christmas shopping days this year?" or "Have your chambers now implemented, and not just installed, the running audit you need to mitigate the sexism in your set?"

How on earth is asking awkward questions 'harassment'?!

Or are we now back to telling women to #bekind?

People who put themselves forward as giving 'a blistering argument' surely must be expecting some challenges from the audience, surely?

Sorry for the surelys. Just don't call me Shirley ...

😁😂😃

Listen Shirley

I just thought it sounded very similar to the TRA call to arms.

Not sure that TRAs are keen on listening - unless it's to them, of course.

New thread will be needed soon @ickky if you would please 🙏

New Thread

www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4642149-allison-bailey-v-stonewall-employment-appeal-tribunal-hearing-thread-19

Thanks ickky

Yup, many thanks ickky!

Thank you 😊

not related but popped up on a feed. The Bas Law Project are looking for a comms manager. Anyone? Anyone?

I can't seem to find it on their website. Do you have a link by any chance @KittenKong ? TIA.

goodlawproject.org/news/head-of-comms-maternity-cover/

good luck…

aaahhh.. I thought you literally meant the Bad Law project.

www.badlawproject.com/

I doubt my GC comms friend will be mcuh interested in being in the employ of the kimono one.

Oh my goodness - I didn’t realise it was a real thing! 😂

Well no me neither actually! I googled bad law project because of your post and it came up so thought that was it

(Actually it sent me down a very interesting internet rabbit hole so thanks. )