From TT:
^The employment tribunal of Samantha Tempest vs DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency will continue today, 3rd July with continued evidence expected from Emma Dunn. Our coverage of the first morning session will be here. t.co/seyc8XWlfd^
Our previous coverage, plus relevant publicly available documents can be found on our Substack here:
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Tempest (the claimant or C) is claiming discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation on grounds of gender reassignment. Central to the claim is the Sex Equality and Equity Network in the Civil Service (SEEN or IP). SEEN has been granted right to intervene.
Earlier sessions have included discussions of pronouns and how the C is to be referred to. The judge has issued directions. We have copied this from
@JRLevinsLaw
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A personal post by one of the co-chairs of SEEN, has been frequently mentioned. The images below are available from
@JRLevinsLaw
^ and on the SEEN crowdfunder, therefore public domain. t.co/htk1r3psTc^
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PQ – Anonymised claimant, no longer a party
ST/C – Samantha Tempest, Claimant
DEFRA/R1 – Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, first Respondent
RPA/R2 – Rural Payments Agency, second Respondent
RS – First and second Respondents
23h
SEEN/IP – Sex Equality and Equity Network – Civil Service
EW – Elspeth Duemmer Wrigley, co-chair of SEEN
NC – Naomi Cunningham, barrister for SEEN as Intervenor
J – Employment judge SD Robertson
P1 – Panel member 1
P2 – Panel member 2
AL – Alex Line, barrister for Rs
JRL – JR Levins, solicitors for SEEN
HH – Helen Hogben, barrister for claimant
AB – Anna Bond, solicitor for claimant
AM – Andreas Mueller
GC – gender critical or sex realist views
GI – gender identity
TW – transwoman, a man claiming the protected characteristic of gender assignment TM – transman, woman claiming the protected characteristic of gender assignment
INT – Intervenor
ETBB – Equal Treatment Bench Book
GRC – Gender recognition certificate
PC – Protected characteristic
GRA – PC of gender reassignment
DD – Direct discrimination
MLF – My learned friend
CA – Caroline Airs
ED – Emma Dunn
NB – Nicola Bettesworth
VE – Viva Engage
CM – Carly Manning
IAO – Information Asset Owners
NE – Natural England
OH – Occupational health
G – Grievance
GA – Grievance appeal
GI – Grievance investigation/investigator
SGI – Second grievance investigation
SGA – Second grievance appeal
WFTCHTJ - waiting for the conference host to join (waiting for video conference to begin)
We expect to begin at 10am
My note: oh alright, the list of abbreviations has expanded a fair bit so here you go!