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Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.

Updates to this page

From:
Certification Officer
Published:
18 November 2016
Last updated:
1 September 2026
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  1. New Hearing listed: Bates, Floyd, Managan v TSSA: 2-4 February 2027 Hughes v Prospect: 25 March 2027

  2. New CO Hearings listed:- Parker and Unite the Union: 9-10 September Chandra and University and College Union: 21-25 September Dabrowski & Whitehouse and Communication Workers Union: 20-22 October Ali and British Medical Association: 10-11 November

  3. Blackburn and Unite the Unio - no hearing on 28 May 2026.

  4. Dates for CO Hearings: Blackburn and Unite the Union, Flaherty and Unison, and Munslow and FBU

  5. McGaughey & Blake and UCU (hearing day 2) listed for 3 March 2026. The cases of Barnes & Dench and TSSA and Devine and Unite the Union listed for a Hearing

  6. Certification Officer hearing added for: Alsaid v Unite the Union, Nesbitt v NASUWT and Rawlins v BMA. New date for McGaughey v UCU

  7. New Certification Officer Hearing listed: Gomes v Unite the Union

  8. McGaughey & Blake v University and College Union: hearing postponed Evans v Prospect: hearing postponed

  9. New Certification Officer hearings listed: * Jama v UK Private Hire Drivers Union: 15 October 2025 (new date) * McGaughey & Blake v University and College Union: 18 November 2025 * Evans v Prospect: 26 and 27 November 2025 * Farwell v University and College Union: 3 December 2025

  10. Jama v UK Private Hire Drivers Union: 13 August 2025 - postponed until further notice Cortes v TSSA: hearing listed for 18 September 2025

  11. New Certification Officer hearings: *Sartin v Unison - 16 July 2025 *Jama v UK Private Hire Drivers Union: 13 August 2025

  12. New CO Hearing - Moosa v Unite the Union - 22 May 2025

  13. Hearing listed: Morley v UNISON on 7 March 2025

  14. Hearing listed: Cassidy v Unite the Union on 16 December 2024

  15. Hearings to be held in the cases of Embery v FBU on 3 October 2024; and Pinder v GMB on 30 October 2024

  16. new hearing date

  17. Hearing cancelled - Embery (3) v Fire Brigades Union

  18. New hearing dates

  19. Sartin v UNISON: hearing on 14 November 2023 Embery (3) v Fire Brigades Union: hearing on 18 January 2024 Alam v Unite the Union: hearing on 31 January 2024

  20. New CO hearing date - Dawes v Royal College of Nursing

  21. Dawes v Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom: hearing adjourned

  22. Hearing listed: Dawes v RCN

  23. Hearing listed: Watkins v British Medical Association

  24. Date for a new hearing

  25. Certification Officer Hearing in the case of Hussain v CWU to be held on 15 December 2020

  26. Simpson v Unite the Union: rescheduled hearing date

  27. Kidd v MU -Adjourned

  28. new hearing dates

  29. update of page

  30. new hearing date

  31. new hearing date

  32. CO hearing - Hussain v CWU

  33. postponement of hearing

  34. Two new Certification Officer hearings listed: St John v Unite the Union on 7 January 2020; Hussain v CWU on 29 January 2020.

  35. New hearing added (Crew v Aegis the Union) and new date for Dinsdale v GMB (2)

  36. new hearing date

  37. Three new hearings added, Watkins v British Medical Association, Parlour v NASWUT and Dunham v Society of Radiographers

  38. new CO hearing

  39. Cancellation of hearing - Dosanjh v POA

  40. New Certification Officer hearings listed: - Dosanjh v POA and Oley & Others v Unite the Union

  41. new hearing date

  42. Hearing for McFadden v Unite the Union on 16 January 2019 cancelled

  43. McFadden v Unite the Union - hearing added

  44. Kelly v Musicians' Union - hearing added

  45. Robinson v GMB - hearing added

  46. A new Certification Officer hearing has been listed - Lascelles v Prospect

  47. Blackledge v UCU - hearing listed

  48. Hussain v CWU - remedy hearing listed

  49. New Certification Officer Hearing

  50. Start time for Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union (25 June) changed to 2:00pm and Thursday 28 June as an afternoon only hearing

  51. Gates v Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists - hearing listed for 4 July 2018

  52. Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union - 5 day hearing listed for 25-29 June.

  53. cancellation of hearing - Dawson v UCU

  54. new hearing date added

  55. Added hearing in the case of Dinsdale v GMB on 19 April 2018

  56. Added preliminary hearing in the case of Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union

  57. Rolfe v POA: hearing listed for Friday 2 March 2018

  58. Pollock v Accord: the hearing set for 15 February 2018 is cancelled

  59. The hearing set for Wednesday 24 January 2018 has been cancelled

  60. Added directions hearing for Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union on 26/01/18

  61. New hearings announced for Markham v GMB and for Pollock v Accord.

  62. 1. The hearing for Pollock v Accord set for 30 November 2017 has been cancelled 2. Hearing listed for Chisholm v Unite the Union on 18 December 2017

  63. Pollock v Accord hearing

  64. McFadden v Unite the Union: the hearing set for Monday 9 October and Tuesday 10 October 2017 has been cancelled

  65. Announcement of forthcoming hearings.

  66. hearing date

  67. Details of restricted seating at venue.

  68. hearing postponed

  69. First published.

  70. New Certification Officer hearing dates

  71. A number of cases have been listed for hearings.

  72. Brough v Union of Construction, Allied Trades & Technicians (UCATT) (No. 2) has been listed for a hearing on 15 August 2016.

  73. Forbes v Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association: the hearing scheduled for 25 May 2016 in Edinburgh has been postponed.

  74. Three cases listed by the Certification Officer for hearings.

  75. Henderson v GMB has been listed for a hearing on 1 March 2016.

  76. The case of Mills v Unite the Union has been listed for a hearing on 11 November 2015 at Fleetbank House, London.

  77. Forthcoming hearings

  78. Forthcoming hearings

  79. Forthcoming Certification Officer hearing

  80. Stevens v Union of Democratic Mineworkers will be heard before the Certification Officer on 7 May 2015.

  81. Beaumont (4) and Mansell v Unite the Union: venue confirmed

  82. New venue for the Mills v Unite the Union hearing on 9 April 2015.

  83. New venue for the Street and Street (2) v UNISON hearing on 1 April 2015.

  84. Forthcoming hearings before the Certification Officer.

  85. The hearing date of 25 February 2015 for the case Stevens v Union of Democratic Mineworkers has been postponed. A new hearing date will be announced shortly.

  86. The hearing scheduled for 28 January 2015 in the case Barton v UNISON will not now go ahead. A decision will be placed on the website in due course.

  87. The hearing date of 19 January 2015 for Street and Street (2) v UNISON has been postponed. A new hearing date will be announced shortly.

  88. Details of forthcoming hearings published on the Certification Officer’s website.

  89. Notice of three new public hearings.

Parker and Unite the Union: 9-10 September

The Applicant made three complaints under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the union had breached rules in relation to elections at the Bramley branch of the union and the removal of Mr Parker from his post as full time Convenor.

Dabrowski & Whitehouse and Communication Workers Union: 20-22 October

The Applicants made two complaints under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the union had breached its rules in relation to its 2026 branch elections.

Ali and British Medical Association: 10-11 November

The Applicant has made six complaints, covering disciplinary proceedings by the union and other separate matters under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

Bates, Floyd, Mangan v TSSA: 2-4 February 2027

The Applicants made separate applications under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the union had breached its rules in relation to its 2026 National Treasurer elections and disciplinary proceedings against Mr Bates.

Hughes v Prospect: 25 March 2027

The Applicant has made one complaint, under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the union had breached its rule relating to constitution and proceedings of a decision-making meeting.

The cases are heard remotely using zoom video conferencing facilities. If you wish to join the hearing via zoom, please contact the Certification Office by email at info@certoffice.org or by calling 0330 109 3602.

If you have a disability and need help attending a hearing, please contact the Certification Office (info@certoffice.org / 0330 109 3602) to discuss any reasonable adjustment you need.