Sara Morrison vs Belfast Film Festival

[NorthernIrishFeminist]

Employers seem to be slow learners when it comes to women's rights! There’s another employment tribunal case being brought by a woman who attended and took the microphone at a Let Women Speak event in Belfast last year and has been treated very badly by her employer Belfast Film Festival as a result.

Looks like we’re going to have to keep gardening until they get the message.

disclaimer. I don’t know Sara and have no connection to BFF I’m just a woman who likes donating to causes that make a difference

Yes a lovely new thread with room at the start for the proper proceedings and abbreviations and so on. I thought about that earlier in the week but didn’t want to ruin the momentum.

Thanks @MyrtleLion 💐

Only if the recusal is granted...

Does the judge think the case should go ahead according to timeframe regardless of any findings of bias / serious conflicts of interest or other similarly serious matters that come to light? I find this a little disturbing for the supposed delivery of actual justice.

It was, it was a typo.

From NW

I've reported a recusal application before. They are quite rare. This was a big one - when the Post Office tried to remove Mr Justice Fraser from the Bates v Post Office litigation.

https://www.postofficetrial.com/2019/03/horizon-trial-day-8-going-postal.html

Less disturbing if it turns out it's the judge they are going after! Then it would make sense.

If the conflict of interest is genuine and would affect the case, the judge is obliged to stop.

As you can see @MyrtleLion i spelled it correctly in my first post.

I'm happy to pick up, unless someone else wants to?

Because if it is found there is a conflict, then the case has to stop immediately and be reheard from the beginning.

Also if it's a panel member, they should have recused themselves at the beginning to avoid this happening.

And it might be a waste of court time.

And it is very very rude and bad not to show up to court on time, unless you're dying.

That's the line of my thinking. Generally when people get very, very angry about things that sometimes happen as part of the legal process it tells you something... but maybe the Judge just hadn't had sufficient breakfast and was annoyed at being in court for no reason. Who knows. Hopefully we'll find out soon.

I think the judge is furious at the lack of warning and then the absence of both counsel from court (for which there is presumably a reason?) and because they are from London, she might take that as a slight on NI courts generally

Nothing happening yet.

Gosh, if you add all those reasons together you = one very very livid judge

From NW

More to read on the Post Office recusal application whilst you're waiting:

Reaction to the application:

https://www.postofficetrial.com/2019/03/je-recuse.html

Report from the hearing (Grabiner v Fraser, toe-to-toe)

https://www.postofficetrial.com/2019/04/bates-v-post-office-recusal-write-up.html

I would be very, very surprised if there is not a solid gold reason for NC not turning up.

Bloody hell, drama.

How long do recusal applications usually take?

Do they decide pretty quickly, or does it take a while/few days?

I have complete faith in her.

NW

Court sitting Naomi Cunningham (NC): Application to recuse ENTIRE PANEL on basis of apparent bias and one panel member on the basis of actual bias. Fair minded and informed observer would conclude there is a real possibility the panel is bias. Not a probability. Real possibility

That is quite pink!

😲😲😲😲😲

This - she has shown herself to be extremely professional etc in previous cases - whatever has happened/ become apparent is obviously very serious - she knows that her not showing up will seriously piss off the judge.

Do barristers get training on how to do this?

ENTIRE PANEL??!!!!

OMG!!!!!