Afternoon part 2:
RW: Discussing nature of 'necessary' - many attempts by law lords to nail this down - plainly a much higher test than 'desirable and reasonable' RW: But - we are talking about discrimination here

The afternoon session has started. Standard warnings about recording.

Part 2 of morning session. Haynes vs EBPF. RW - pos one adopts to play break shot, bend over the table,
EH - stance is an imp part of break shot
RW - strength in stance is relative strength
EH - to the extent that you are balancing against gravity
RW - you need to balance urself againt gravity when bent

Good morning. We will be reporting from Day 5 of the Harriet Haynes (HH) vs the English Blackball Pool Federation from 10 am. A male player who claims a female identity has brought a discrimination case against the EBPF after being barred from competing in women’s tournaments. HH is claiming discrimination on the grounds of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
See our previous coverage on our Substack here:
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The afternoon session continues, day four of the hearing of Harriet Haynes v the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF)

Previous coverage may be found on our Substack page:
tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/harriet-hayn… J Dr A - you are still with us
DA I am
J Okay. May I start by asking c ppl you've taught. Over 1000. What sort of level? Beginners/ more advanced
DA All of the above. Ppl who have never played up to pro level players
J Pro level comparable to HH?
DA Top ppl bit higher than HH.

We will resume coverage at 2pm of Day 4 of the Harriet Haynes (HH) vs the English Blackball Pool Federation from 10 am.

A male player who claims a female identity has brought a discrimination case against the EBPF after being barred from competing in women’s tournaments.
/ HH is claiming discrimination on the grounds of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment. See our previous coverage on our Substack here:
tribunaltweets.substack.com

The morning session continues, day four of the hearing of Harriet Haynes v the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF)

Previous coverage may be found on our Substack page:
tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/harriet-hayn… SC We were looking at joint statement and your opinion. That all strength advantage eliminated compared to cis women if using GAHT
BN No. In absolute strength TW strength is between cis men and cis women and relative strength generally below both groups.
SC Data from App B

We will be reporting from Day 4 of the Harriet Haynes (HH) vs the English Blackball Pool Federation from 10 am. A male player who claims a female identity has brought a discrimination case against the EBPF after being barred from competing in women’s tournaments. HH is claiming discrimination on the grounds of the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
See our previous coverage on our Substack here:
open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…

The afternoon session continues, day three of the hearing of Harriet Haynes v the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF)

Previous coverage may be found on our Substack page:
tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/harriet-hayn… Joseph Formaggio, Professor of Physics at MIT, is giving evidence via video link from the US as an expert witness,

This is the afternoon session on day three of the hearing of Harriet Haynes, a male pool player who claims a female identity, v the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) for alleged discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment. We expect to start at 2 pm.

We will be reporting Day 3 of Haynes s Paul Thomson & Anna Goodwin (for the English Blackball Pool Federation today. Start time slightly ambiguous - we think 10:30 am but may be earlier. Our Substack on the page with our reporting, background information, complete abbreviations and a selection of press coverage is here: open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…

Welcome to the afternoon session of day 2 in the case of Harriet Haynes vs Paul Thomson & Anna Goodwin (for the English Blackball Pool Federation Our Substack page about the case is here

tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/harriet-hayn…

We will shortly be resuming the second morning session on day 2 - Harriet Haynes bringing a discrimination case on the grounds of the protected characteristic of GR against the EBPF after being barred from competing in women’s tournaments. Earlier today is threadreaderapp.com/thread/1909515… The Chairman of the EBPF, Paul Thompson, is being cross examined by the C's counsel RW.

RW As Chair, yr role in overseeing the Fed work, when u have mgmt mtgs is to ensure fairness for all, incl TG members
PT Yes
RW Looking at this colourful page, do u recall it?
PT No, it's

We will shortly be live tweeting the morning session of day 2 of the hearing of Harriet Haynes, a male pool player who claims a female identity, vs the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) for alleged discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment. The EBPF is run by volunteers and organises county-level competitions in England. In August 2023 the EBPF announced the competitions formerly known as the Ladies’ and Men’s Tours would be replaced with a Female Tour and an Open Tour, and that only women would be eligible to

Welcome to the afternoon of day 1 in the case of Harriet Haynes vs Paul Thomson & Anna Goodwin (the English Blackball Pool Federation) This morning the barristers for claimant and defendant presented their opening arguments to the Court. We expect to begin witness evidence this afternoon.

We will shortly be live tweeting the first session of a 5 day case brought by Harriet Haynes, a male pool player who claims a female identity, against the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) of alleged discrimination on the grounds of gender reassignment. The EBPF is run by volunteers and organises county-level competitions in England. In August 2023 the EBPF announced the competitions formerly known as the Ladies’ and Men’s Tours would be replaced with a Female Tour and an Open Tour, and that only women would be eligible to

The second afternoon session (final session) of O'Neill & Wayne vs the UCU is expected to begin at 14:45. It will be Naomi Cunningham making submissions on behalf of the claimants. The first afternoon session, all abbreviations, etc is in the quoted tweet here.

https://twitter.com/tribunaltweets/status/1908127906250756592

We're back.
J - determining everyone is back
J - NC, please
NC (until otherwise noted)
NC - will take up a number of points from TB. The starting point is the exception that MLF takes to our characterisation of GI as an intolerant belief set that seeks to call any

Good afternoon. This is day 5 (the final day) of Deirdre O'Neill and Michael Wayne vs the University & Colleges Union at Employment Tribunal. The hearing today will begin at 1.30pm, for counsels' closing submissions.

Written submissions were exchanged this morning and the Judge and Panel members have spent the morning reading and considering them.

Good afternoon and welcome to the afternoon of day 4 of Deirdre O'Neill & Michael Wayne vs UCU. Our substack page about the case - including a full list of abbreviations used - is here. tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/adult-human-…

Tribunal expected resume at 11:15 per judge.
Our reporting from this morning.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1907714… Part 2 of morning session expected to resume shortly.
We are back.
J - NC, how are you doing? So we know how you are getting on.
NC - we should be finished by 1, we may need to pick up a little bit of speed.
J - continue

Good morning. We will be reporting from 10 am this morning from the tribunal of Adult Human Female Filmmakers (AHF) vs University and College Union. Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne, who are academic members of the UCU, faced activist backlash over their 2022 documentary AHF. Our previous reporting, background information on the case and a selection of press coverage can be found here on our Substack.
tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/adult-human-…