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Originally Posted by nomadking
Shows the mentality in the Tribunals. Is it ok for Tribunal Judges to have the opinion that her views were “not worthy of respect in a democratic society”?
Not always possible to have grounds for appeal, no matter how wrong the decision was.
Still took 3 years, a large amount of documentation, a QC and counsel all for 15 days(On: 7 - 11, 14-18, 21-23 March 2022. In Chambers 5 & 7 April 2022) of the hearing. Not everyone could afford all that.
That would imply that no other Employment Tribunal or higher authority had ruled that way before. Only a reported Tribunal decision carries any weight.
If some other business or organisation lost a similar appeal, they might be prepared financially to appeal further up the chain, which could mean the principles would be overturned yet again.
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All very good points (though I wish you’d actually make your points first time instead of farting links and assuming people know what you’re saying
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I agree, there is an imbalance in the system, especially when the wrongdoing is coming from a public body like an NHS trust or even the Scottish Government. They have in-house legal counsel and effectively unlimited funds to fight cases on even fairly spurious grounds because the people who take the decisions to go to court aren’t the ones who have to pay. And they can always argue that best use of public funds is always to fight as long as possible to avoid a public body being left with legal liability for something.
It is this very situation that JK Rowling seems to be trying to address by offering to fund women who have a case to pursue but lack the unlimited resources of their opponent.