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Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

Cases due to be heard by the Certification Officer.

Lambe v Fire Brigades Union: 27 March 2024

This is to hear a complaint concerning breach of union rules relating to the constitution or proceedings of any executive committee or of any decision-making meeting and proceedings under section 108A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 .

Alam v Unite the Union: 24 April 2024

This is to hear two complaints concerning breach of union rules relating to the local election for the shop steward and lay officials positions.

The cases will be 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 0109 3609.


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.

Published 18 November 2016
Last updated 5 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. new hearing date

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

  3. New hearing dates

  4. 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

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

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

  7. Hearing listed: Dawes v RCN

  8. Hearing listed: Watkins v British Medical Association

  9. Date for a new hearing

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

  11. Simpson v Unite the Union: rescheduled hearing date

  12. Kidd v MU -Adjourned

  13. new hearing dates

  14. update of page

  15. new hearing date

  16. new hearing date

  17. CO hearing - Hussain v CWU

  18. postponement of hearing

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

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

  21. new hearing date

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

  23. new CO hearing

  24. Cancellation of hearing - Dosanjh v POA

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

  26. new hearing date

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

  28. McFadden v Unite the Union - hearing added

  29. Kelly v Musicians' Union - hearing added

  30. Robinson v GMB - hearing added

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

  32. Blackledge v UCU - hearing listed

  33. Hussain v CWU - remedy hearing listed

  34. New Certification Officer Hearing

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

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

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

  38. cancellation of hearing - Dawson v UCU

  39. new hearing date added

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  47. 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

  48. Pollock v Accord hearing

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

  50. Announcement of forthcoming hearings.

  51. hearing date

  52. Details of restricted seating at venue.

  53. hearing postponed

  54. First published.

  55. New Certification Officer hearing dates

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

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

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

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

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

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

  62. Forthcoming hearings

  63. Forthcoming hearings

  64. Forthcoming Certification Officer hearing

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

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

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

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

  69. Forthcoming hearings before the Certification Officer.

  70. 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.

  71. 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.

  72. 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.

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

  74. Notice of three new public hearings.