Bailey (appellant) v Stonewall Equality Ltd & ors (respondents)
Tuesday 21 – Wednesday 22 October 2025
By Appellant’s Notice filed on 29 August 2024, the Claimant (C) appeals against the order made by Bourne J, sitting in the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), sealed on 24 July 2024 dismissing her appeal from a decision made by the Employment Tribunal (ET).
The C, a barrister, was a member of Garden Court Chambers. She brought her claim against Stonewall and R2 (a service company owning Garden Court) and the members of Garden Court (R3s). The claim against Stonewall arose because Stonewall made a complaint to Garden Court about C’s expression of her beliefs in a number of tweets.
Her claim succeeded against R2 and R3s, who played no role in the appeal at the EAT. The ET found that they had directly discriminated against her because of the protected characteristic of belief (ie gender critical views) contrary to s 47 of the Equality Act 2010.
The C’s claim against Stonewall was dismissed, this is the ruling against which C appealed to the EAT.
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