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Ministry of Justice and Lady Chief Justice Dame Sue Carr refuse to explain the lawfulness of withholding official ET court records

05/07/2024. London, United Kingdom.Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Shabana Mahmood. poses for a photograph following her appointment to Cabinet by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street By David Hencke and Alison McDermott Direct complaint to the Lord Chancellor signed by 150 people is being blocked by officials at…

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Definitely Not a Top Score - REPUBLISHED

And now for something a little different… Amidst the cost of living crisis, bad employers have been in the news recently. One company presently being complained of in an Employment Tribunal and to the Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] is Topscore Technologies, a small subsidiary of what is called the Unseen Group (in reality, a company called GradTouch Limited). The allegations include…

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IR35 Disputes – Richard Alcock Back To The Drawing Board

Richard Alcock, a self-employed contractor, is currently embroiled in a lengthy legal battle with HMRC over his tax status under IR35 legislation. After years of dispute, the case has been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal with a potential liability of £240,000. Alcock’s situation underscores the complexities of IR35 regulations for contractors and highlights the importance of understanding and…

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Former President National Union of Students (NUS), Shaima Dallali. "I Am An Anti-Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐖 🐗, And A Proud Pro-Palestinian.”

Former NUS President Settles With Union Over Antisemitism Claims

Shaima Dallali, ousted as NUS president in 2022, said to have accepted ‘substantial’ settlement before tribunal

— Richard Adams, Education Editor | May 07, 2024 | Guardian USA

A former president of the National Union of Students is said to have accepted a “substantial” settlement to end her legal action against the union following her dismissal over allegations of antisemitism.

Shaima Dallali was ousted as NUS UK president in November 2022 after an investigation claimed she had made “significant breaches” of the union’s antisemitism policies. But shortly before Dallali’s legal challenge was to be heard by an employment tribunal, the NUS and Dallali’s lawyers said a settlement had been agreed.

A joint statement read: “We are pleased to confirm that a settlement has been reached between Shaima Dallali and the National Union of Students, bringing an end to the proceedings before the employment tribunal.”

Dallali’s dismissal came after an investigation into antisemitism within the organisation, headed by a barrister, Rebecca Tuck, amid concerns over a social media post written 10 years earlier by Dallali that referenced a seventh-century battle between Muslims and Jews.

The NUS said it now accepted that “pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist beliefs may be protected beliefs, as may pro-Zionist beliefs. As a private individual Ms Dallali is, and as president of NUS she was, entitled to hold protected beliefs.”

The NUS statement added: “Throughout this matter, Ms Dallali has suffered truly horrific abuse, which has included death threats, threats of sexual assault and flagrant Islamophobia. This is wholly unacceptable, and NUS categorically condemn it.

“Ms Dallali now has the right to move on with her life and her career free from harassment or abuse.”

While both sides said the terms of the settlement were confidential, people familiar with the case said it was likely that the union had paid Dallali’s legal costs and a further sum as part of the settlement.

The settlement follows a ruling earlier this year that David Miller, a former professor at the University of Bristol, had been unfairly dismissed over his anti-Zionist views, which qualify as philosophical beliefs protected under the Equality Act.

Tayab Ali, the director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, said: “We now have clear legal recognition that criticism of Israel and of Zionism amounts to a protected belief and cannot be suppressed. This must be considered by universities before they decide to take any disciplinary or other action against their students.”

Dallali said: “I am an anti-Zionist and a proud pro-Palestinian. Following today’s settlement, I look forward to being able to focus on continuing to dedicate myself to the Palestinian cause and to serving my community.

“I am immensely grateful to those who have supported me during this difficult chapter in my life and I am pleased that all parties can now move on. Now more than ever, it is important that all communities come together for peace and justice.”

The NUS UK’s latest accounts revealed that the union spent more than £800,000 on the antisemitism investigation since 2022.

After Dallali’s election as president in March 2022, the NUS received complaints about her 2012 tweet that read: “Khaybar Khaybar O Jews … Muhammad’s army will return Gaza,” referencing a historical battle. Dallali later apologised for the tweet.

The joint statement issued on Tuesday said: “As has been noted repeatedly in the media, NUS was very concerned by a tweet that was written by Ms Dallali when she was a teenager, before she was even a student, in 2012.

“Ms Dallali has accepted that while it was not her intention, the tweet was antisemitic. Both parties accept that Ms Dallali has repeatedly apologised for that tweet.”

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Kerswell keeps councillors waiting for her tribunal feedback

CROYDON IN CRISIS: How will the borough’s £192,474 per year chief executive explain the suggestion that she lied under oath when defending herself against allegations of racism? By KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter Time to report back: Katherine Kerswell, the council CEO Almost a month has passed since the end of the controversial Employment Tribunal hearing that cost Croydon’s long-suffering Council…

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Sometimes it can be the things that people don't actually say but rather what they have done that gets them into the most trouble! The problem for any 'fibber' in any situation is that they have to have a good memory, certainly about the evidence that they already provided you with beforehand 🤣 Epic Fail! But only one of many!

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Time to ask the Lord Chancellor to intervene to make employment tribunal transcripts available and release judge's notes

Shabana Mahmood, Labour’s new Lord Chancellor Please sign letter by whistleblower to Shabana Mahmood Two years ago some 317 people agreed to sign a letter to Sir Keith Lindblom, senior president of the tribunals, calling for transcripts and recordings of employment tribunal cases to be made available. Employment tribunals appeared to be one of the few legal proceedings where records were not…

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Calling a trans woman a ‘w***er’ is discrimination, employment tribunal rules | In Trend Today

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Judge quashes £10,000 costs order against rail safety whistleblower

One of Vossloh Cogifer UK Ltd biggest projects: Supplying 149 sets of points outside London Bridge Station Pic credit: Network Rail. Nigel Midgley, a former employee with Vossloh Cognifer, a private contractor to Network Rail, who was dismissed after he reported rail safety issues to the Health and Safety Executive, today got a £10,000 costs order quashed by a judge at an Employment Appeal…

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Red Faces for Sellafield and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as their lawyers are slammed by a judge

Alison McDermott Taxpayers left with a £1 million bill as whistleblower Alison McDermott wins case not to pay nearly all “unsafe” costs Sellafield and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority were all but humiliated in a court judgement in their second attempt to get costs against whistleblower human resources consultant Alison McDermott for exposing bullying and alleged sexual harassment at the…

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Historic conference at the Royal Society of Medicine on Patient Safety paves way for campaign to protect whistleblowers from trusts in the NHS

Yesterday a conference of doctors, patients and journalists held at the prestigious Royal Society of Medicine in London highlighted the appalling treatment of doctors by NHS management who raise patient safety issues to protect patients. Examples were given from doctors who had been dismissed after they raised patient safety issues and how trust managers spend unlimited funds on lawyers to make…

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Whistleblower Usha Prasad ordered to pay £24,000 costs in hearing held in her absence

Nadia Motraghi KC – from Old Square Chambers, barrister for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Judge rules her case had ” no prospect of success” and she was ” unreasonable ” to pursue the claim Employment Judge Ms EJ Mclaren today ordered Dr Usha Prasad to pay Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust £20,000 (plus £4,000 VAT) in a hearing she did not attend due to ill health which had not been…

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Alison McDermott - Sellafield whistle blower speaks out on employment tribunal failings at ECEC Conference

This is the first blog with me by my new assistant Joe Eden, a City University journalism graduate, on a speech given by Alison McDermott, on her horrendous experience as a whistleblower trying to expose bullying and malpractice at Britain’s largest nuclear site and the appalling treatment she received at the hands of British Justice Alison McDermott being interviewed by Katy Diggory by Joe…