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Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.

Embery v FBU: 3 October 2024

The applicant has made one complaint under section 108A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 that the union breached a rule relating to its disciplinary proceedings.

Pinder v GMB: 30 October 2024

The applicant has made one complaint under section 108A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 that the union breached rules relating to its disciplinary proceedings.

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.

Updates to this page

Published 18 November 2016
Last updated 23 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. Hearings to be held in the cases of Embery v FBU on 3 October 2024; and Pinder v GMB on 30 October 2024

  2. new hearing date

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

  4. New hearing dates

  5. 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

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

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

  8. Hearing listed: Dawes v RCN

  9. Hearing listed: Watkins v British Medical Association

  10. Date for a new hearing

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

  12. Simpson v Unite the Union: rescheduled hearing date

  13. Kidd v MU -Adjourned

  14. new hearing dates

  15. update of page

  16. new hearing date

  17. new hearing date

  18. CO hearing - Hussain v CWU

  19. postponement of hearing

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

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

  22. new hearing date

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

  24. new CO hearing

  25. Cancellation of hearing - Dosanjh v POA

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

  27. new hearing date

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

  29. McFadden v Unite the Union - hearing added

  30. Kelly v Musicians' Union - hearing added

  31. Robinson v GMB - hearing added

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

  33. Blackledge v UCU - hearing listed

  34. Hussain v CWU - remedy hearing listed

  35. New Certification Officer Hearing

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

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

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

  39. cancellation of hearing - Dawson v UCU

  40. new hearing date added

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  48. 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

  49. Pollock v Accord hearing

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

  51. Announcement of forthcoming hearings.

  52. hearing date

  53. Details of restricted seating at venue.

  54. hearing postponed

  55. First published.

  56. New Certification Officer hearing dates

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

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

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

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

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

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

  63. Forthcoming hearings

  64. Forthcoming hearings

  65. Forthcoming Certification Officer hearing

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

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

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

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

  70. Forthcoming hearings before the Certification Officer.

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

  73. 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.

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

  75. Notice of three new public hearings.