This is @Justabaker17, live tweeting this afternoon from the Maya Forstater Tribunal. After lunch, testimony will continue from Luke Eastman. Here is a link to his witness statements.
Abbreviations used
BC = Ben Cooper QC, counsel for the claimant,
MF = Maya Forstater, claimant
AP = Anya Palmer, assisting BC
OD = Olivia Dobbie, counsel for respondents
EJ = Employment judge, leading the panel
Panel = any of the 3 panel members.
Expecting to resume at 2 pm.
CGDE (CGD Europe) – Respondent 1
CGD = Centre for Global Development – Respondent 2
MA = Masood Ahmed, President of CGD and Chair of the Board of CGDE – Respondent 3
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We will shortly be live tweeting closing oral submissions in Corby v ACAS, due to be starting at 10am although this may be delayed if written submissions are still being processed.
Our earlier coverage of the case is here: tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/corby-vs-acas
Abbrevs:
EJ or J: Employment Judge
P: Panel member
SC: Clamaint (C) Sean Corby
JH: Counsel John Holbrook
R: Respondent ACAS
AT: Counsel Antoine Tinnion
4C: 4 complainants who submitted grievance against SC incl ZH
The clerk has just informed us that we won't be resuming until 11am to give the tribunal panel time to read the written submissions.
EJ - we are resuming. We are not going to impose a time guillotine on you.
JH - My time estimate was perhaps on the heavy side.
JH - back to the unfolding of the complaint/griev matter. You respond to ZH, thanks for your email, ....I will get staff emailing you about posts
*me. And we have removed content in the past' Can you say anything about those posts?
JD - I cannot remember the specific content of those posts, I've been involved in two but I don't remember anything about them.
JH - wasn't Paul Beard asked to stop posting?
Judge is addressing the audibility issues. Asking those observing remotely to speak up if they can't hear.
EJ - AT you were going to tell us about the unredacted document.
AT we have electronic copy, griev against SC by the 4C, starting with Zita Holborne.
Next witness is Julie Dennis
JD - swears oath
EJ - how do you like to be referred to
JD - normally Julie but Miss Dennis
EJ - confirms details of name & address
AT - walks witness through formalities of signature, complete, truthfulness, dates, appropriate for Tribunal to rely.
Good morning. We expect Corby vs ACAS to resume this morning at 9:45. There will be further examination of ACAS witnesses by @JonHolb.
Our coverage so far is here: tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/corby-vs-acas
@JonHolb Minor clarification from yesterday. Correcting spelling of Zita Holbourne (ZH) who was one of the four employees who complained about SC's Yammer posts.
@JonHolb Abbreviations
SC/C - Sean Corby, claimant
JH - Jon Holbrook, barrister for C
ACAS/R - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, respondent
EJ - Employment judge Ms. Kirsty Ayre
AT - Antoine Tinnion, barrister for R
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We are returning for Part 2 of the morning session of Corby vs ACAS shortly. Expecting a decision on anonymity of complainants.
Our substack here: tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/corby-vs-acas
We have returned to the hearing room and are waiting for the video conference to resume.
EJ - unanimous decision of tribunal that no anonymity order will be granted. R was on notice that it was likely they would be named and did not produce any evidence of harm.
The application is refused as they are all adults. We don't see how their identity is relevant but the principle of open justice has not been overcome.
EJ - now discussing issues with bundle, supplemental bundle is missing pages. And apparently 2 different sets of pagination