Update from Jo Phoenix

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Sorry can't find the previous thread. I thought someone might like to attend. 18 witnesses!! Bet that's just a tactic to intimidate.

https://twitter.com/JoPhoenix1/status/1692558010323702045?t=O8s-xIF3iu564FVwyaYEhg&s=19

NEWSFLASH

45 days to go.

I received news this week that the venue for my hearing has changed. It is now at Watford Tribunal Centre, 2nd floor, Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford. It will be in an open court (i.e. members of the public are allowed to attend). The dates remain the same.

The case starts on 2nd October with reading and preliminary issues. Evidence-giving starts on 3rd October. At present, I still do not know the exact number of witnesses the OU is calling. In the preliminary case hearing, the OU's representative claimed that they would like to call 18. We are scheduled to exchange witness statements at the end of next week (25th August) and it is then that I will know if all of those 18 witnesses are, indeed, being called to give evidence.

Amazing news!!!

Amazing news! Well done Jo.
I followed along all 18 batshit witnesses. So pleased.

Brilliant.

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Excellent news…well done Jo. More light shed again. Thank you

When the tribunal started, the OU saw fit to issue communications signposting students & staff affected (ie GI) to support. Nothing today though?! And nothing for GC staff or students. I wonder if they will revisit that approach?

TeenDivided · Today 17:44

(what does inter alia mean?)

Amongst other things.

Anyway, well done, Jo! I congratulated you on Twitter and repeat it here - you totally deserved to be vindicated.

Yay!

Well this just made me smile after a shit day at my captured place of work

Fucking awesome Jo.

I'd buy you the biggest bottle of fizz myself if I could.

Congratulations Jo

Brilliant news. Congratulations Jo.

Somehow missed all this, so read the first twenty posts then the last few! Brilliant and relief!

Brilliant news Jo.

Hopefully other Universities are taking note.

💐💐🍰🫖

Fantastic news

I think we expressed some of the same feelings about certain witness statements but the judge has used words like surgical instruments here:

22 We had in mind that the majority of the witnesses we heard from were
academics. These were professionals who had been trained in the
methodology of research and presentation of fact and analysis producing
argument. We expected a certain basic level of rigour in presenting the
evidence before the Employment Tribunal. There were some witnesses who
we address below in our findings who did not meet this standard.

Dear me.😂

I read along with a few days of the tribunal (thank you all those providing reportage here), and, well, yes, he puts that nicely. In the old-fashioned sense of the word as well as the modern one...

Yes!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

<bows to the awesome Ben Cooper>

Ouch!

Great news. Hurrah for Jo!

Oh, think I've misremembered and misgendered the judge. Sorry, "he she puts that nicely".

Full judgement here

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ae82d58bbe95000e5eb1f7/MsJJPheonixvvTheOpennUniversity3322700.20211otherrFMHReservedd_Judgment.pdf

We found the Claimant to be an honest and impressive witness who was measured in her tone and responses.

A bit of a contrast to some other witnesses.

Thanks for the link, @chilling19

I feel like I say this after every win, bit its is fucking awful that women have to spend ££££ to have their rights upheld and to challenge discrimination by huge organisations.

Yet, I will contribute again and again and again