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Jul 3 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
This is the 3rd July second afternoon session in the case of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. J Did you discuss lanyards with C in meeting
DH Yes, I wanted to understand. C gave me more info in her follow-up email.
J Trying to find draft of SM decision -
[is given ref] - you knew what we were looking for, didn't you.
DH I am struggling, J
J To find it?
Jul 3 • 58 tweets • 10 min read
Good afternoon. This is the 3rd July first afternoon session in the case of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Helen Hogben for the Claimant will continue her questions to David Hallam, witness for the Respondent. We expect to resume at 2pm. Image
Jul 3 • 52 tweets • 7 min read
Tribunal is currently on a short break. Return - not before 12 noon. Reporting of 3rd session will be on this thread, all background and abbreviations are in thread QT'd.

J - we have concluded C case, move on to R
Jul 3 • 47 tweets • 7 min read
Tribunal is currently on a short break. Return - not before 11:00 am. Reporting of 2nd morning session will be on this thread, all background and abbreviations are in thread QT'd.

Some discussion about ED's health conditions
J - are you feeling well enough to answer some questions?
J - we have heard evidence about the subject of post moderation - somebody in defra would examine posts if appropriate.
Jul 3 • 53 tweets • 9 min read
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. Image Our previous coverage, plus relevant publicly available documents can be found on our Substack here:
open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…
Jul 2 • 48 tweets • 6 min read
This is part 2 of July 2nd afternoon session Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Part 1 of the afternoon session is The court is at present taking a short break. After which Naomi Cunningham NC (barrister for SEEN intervenor in the case) will continue cross examination of Emma Dunn ED - chair of a:Gender at the time of the events in question.
Jul 2 • 52 tweets • 10 min read
Tribunal is currently on a short break. Return - not before 11:30 am.
Reporting of 2nd morning session will be on this thread, all background and abbreviations are in thread QT'd. 11:45 am, no action.
Jul 2 • 65 tweets • 13 min read
The employment tribunal of Samantha Tempest vs DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency will continue today, 2 July with evidence expected from Emma Dunn. Our coverage of the first morning session will be here. Image Our previous coverage, plus relevant publicly available documents can be found on our Substack here:
open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…
Jul 1 • 74 tweets • 9 min read
This is part 2 of the afternoon session on 1st July, in Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Part 1 of the afternoon is here After the break, Naomi Cunningham (NC) will continue cross-examination of claimant Samantha Tempest (ST) on behalf of SEEN (Sex Equality & Equity network) intervening in the case.
Jul 1 • 80 tweets • 9 min read
Good afternoon. This is the afternoon session of July 1st, in the claim at employment tribunal by Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. The morning's session is reported here Our substack page about the case is and contains a full list of our abbreviations, and coverage of the earlier days of the hearing.tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/tempest-vs-d…
Jul 1 • 52 tweets • 10 min read
We are waiting for Part 2 of the morning session, 1 July, to resume. See thread below for background, links and Part 1 of the morning session.
NC will be continuing her x-exam of ST. We return
J - timetable NC how much longer
NC - I have quite a few more topics, I think I'm going to go into the afternoon, I hope I won't need the whole of the afternoon.
J - thank you, helpful
Jul 1 • 65 tweets • 12 min read
Good morning, its 1 July and the employment tribunal hearing of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA and the Rural Payments Agency will resume this morning, reportedly at 9:30 am. Image Our coverage to date, plus opening notes from all 3 parties, the witness statement of Samantha Tempest and selected documents can be found on our Substack here.
open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…
Jun 30 • 73 tweets • 9 min read
This is the second part of the 30th June 2026 afternoon employment tribunal hearing Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. The first half of the afternoon session is The court is at present taking a ten minute break.
Jun 30 • 92 tweets • 11 min read
Good afternoon; this is the afternoon session on 30th June of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency at employment tribunal. Image Please see our Substack page about the case - tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/tempest-vs-d…
Jun 30 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Apologies - we appear to have mistaken court timings and thought it was an early lunch, restarting at 1.15pm - but we think that that was in fact the morning break. This means we have missed quite a bit of the session. Will do our best to pick up at this point. This is Samantha Tempest (ST) v DEFRA & RPA.

Alex Line (AL) is continuing cross-ex of claimant ST
Jun 30 • 57 tweets • 7 min read
Link to our previous coverage is here:
tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/tempest-vs-d… 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.
Jun 29 • 43 tweets • 9 min read
The second part of the afternoon session is expected to resume soon. Earlier coverage, abbreviations, background information, pronoun direction in the QT. We resume.
NC - [discussing the order, came in late]
Cannot hear the judge.
Jun 29 • 48 tweets • 9 min read
The tribunal of Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency will resume this afternoon. The Judge mentioned that they may not be back as scheduled at 2 pm. They hope to examine the moderation log (large EXCEL spreadsheet) before resumption. Image Our previous coverage can be found on our Substack here:
open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…
Jun 29 • 96 tweets • 12 min read
This is part 2 of the morning session in Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency; the first part of the morning hearing is Image The court is at present taking a short break for the Judge and Panel members to decide whether to grant press requests for access to an electronic of the tribunal's evidence bundle.
Jun 29 • 32 tweets • 4 min read
This is the beginning of the second week in the hearing at employment tribunal Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Image Our Substack page about the case, including reporting of the first week of the hearing, is here tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/tempest-vs-d…
Jun 26 • 55 tweets • 7 min read
This is part 2 of the afternoon session in day 3 of Samantha Tempest vs DEFRA & RPA. Part 1 of the afternoon is The court is taking a ten minute break and will resume around 3.25pm