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Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.

Updates to this page

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Certification Officer
Published:
18 November 2016
Last updated:
18 September 2026
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  1. New cases listed for hearing: Coe v TSSA, Baird v NASUWT, Farwell v UCU (2), Plummer v Unite the Union & Smith v Unite the Union.

  2. New Hearing listed: Bates, Floyd, Managan v TSSA: 2-4 February 2027 Hughes v Prospect: 25 March 2027

  3. 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

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

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

  6. 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

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

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

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

  10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  17. new hearing date

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

  19. New hearing dates

  20. 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

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

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

  23. Hearing listed: Dawes v RCN

  24. Hearing listed: Watkins v British Medical Association

  25. Date for a new hearing

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

  27. Simpson v Unite the Union: rescheduled hearing date

  28. Kidd v MU -Adjourned

  29. new hearing dates

  30. update of page

  31. new hearing date

  32. new hearing date

  33. CO hearing - Hussain v CWU

  34. postponement of hearing

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

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

  37. new hearing date

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

  39. new CO hearing

  40. Cancellation of hearing - Dosanjh v POA

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

  42. new hearing date

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

  44. McFadden v Unite the Union - hearing added

  45. Kelly v Musicians' Union - hearing added

  46. Robinson v GMB - hearing added

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

  48. Blackledge v UCU - hearing listed

  49. Hussain v CWU - remedy hearing listed

  50. New Certification Officer Hearing

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

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

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

  54. cancellation of hearing - Dawson v UCU

  55. new hearing date added

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  63. 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

  64. Pollock v Accord hearing

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

  66. Announcement of forthcoming hearings.

  67. hearing date

  68. Details of restricted seating at venue.

  69. hearing postponed

  70. First published.

  71. New Certification Officer hearing dates

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

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

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

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

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

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

  78. Forthcoming hearings

  79. Forthcoming hearings

  80. Forthcoming Certification Officer hearing

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

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

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

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

  85. Forthcoming hearings before the Certification Officer.

  86. 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.

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

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

  90. Notice of three new public hearings.

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.

Coe v TSSA: 17-18 November

The Applicant made two complaints under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the Union had breached rules in relation to disciplinary proceedings when it refused to circulate the Applicant’s appeals at the Annual Conference 2025 and Annual Conference 2026.

Further, the Applicant submitted that the Union breached implied rule of natural justice by failing to give him notice of charges against him and an opportunity to state his case.

Baird v NASUWT: 24-25 November

The Applicant made two complaints under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the Union had breached rules in relation to an election held in 2025, when it denied the Applicant an opportunity to present an election address to the Union’s Executive Committee.

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.

Farwell v UCU (2): 8-9 February 2027

The Applicant made a complaint under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the Union had breached rules in relation to its disciplinary procedures and implied rule of natural justice.

Plummer v Unite the Union: 24-25 February 2027

The Applicant made six complaints under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the Union had breached rules in relation to its decision making meeting and election procedures.

Smith v Unite the Union: 3-4 March 2027

The Applicant made two complaints under sections 30 and 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, that the Union had refused to the give Applicant access to its accounting records; and that it breached rules in relation to convening a Special Executive Council meeting.

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.