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Published 18 November 2016
Last updated
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23 April 2025
New CO Hearing - Moosa v Unite the Union - 22 May 2025
11 February 2025
Hearing listed: Morley v UNISON on 7 March 2025
7 November 2024
Hearing listed: Cassidy v Unite the Union on 16 December 2024
23 September 2024
Hearings to be held in the cases of Embery v FBU on 3 October 2024; and Pinder v GMB on 30 October 2024
5 March 2024
new hearing date
18 January 2024
Hearing cancelled - Embery (3) v Fire Brigades Union
15 November 2023
New hearing dates
27 September 2023
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
7 December 2022
New CO hearing date - Dawes v Royal College of Nursing
27 September 2022
Dawes v Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom: hearing adjourned
2 September 2022
Hearing listed: Dawes v RCN
24 September 2021
Hearing listed: Watkins v British Medical Association
12 July 2021
Date for a new hearing
7 December 2020
Certification Officer Hearing in the case of Hussain v CWU to be held on 15 December 2020
3 December 2020
Simpson v Unite the Union: rescheduled hearing date
13 November 2020
Kidd v MU -Adjourned
18 September 2020
new hearing dates
15 September 2020
update of page
24 August 2020
new hearing date
16 March 2020
new hearing date
12 March 2020
CO hearing - Hussain v CWU
20 January 2020
postponement of hearing
23 December 2019
Two new Certification Officer hearings listed: St John v Unite the Union on 7 January 2020; Hussain v CWU on 29 January 2020.
8 November 2019
New hearing added (Crew v Aegis the Union) and new date for Dinsdale v GMB (2)
15 October 2019
new hearing date
4 September 2019
Three new hearings added, Watkins v British Medical Association, Parlour v NASWUT and Dunham v Society of Radiographers
6 June 2019
new CO hearing
24 May 2019
Cancellation of hearing - Dosanjh v POA
4 April 2019
New Certification Officer hearings listed: - Dosanjh v POA and Oley & Others v Unite the Union
4 March 2019
new hearing date
11 January 2019
Hearing for McFadden v Unite the Union on 16 January 2019 cancelled
3 January 2019
McFadden v Unite the Union - hearing added
3 January 2019
Kelly v Musicians' Union - hearing added
26 November 2018
Robinson v GMB - hearing added
12 November 2018
A new Certification Officer hearing has been listed - Lascelles v Prospect
9 November 2018
Blackledge v UCU - hearing listed
6 November 2018
Hussain v CWU - remedy hearing listed
24 July 2018
New Certification Officer Hearing
15 June 2018
Start time for Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union (25 June) changed to 2:00pm and Thursday 28 June as an afternoon only hearing
15 June 2018
Gates v Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists - hearing listed for 4 July 2018
7 June 2018
Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union - 5 day hearing listed for 25-29 June.
7 June 2018
cancellation of hearing - Dawson v UCU
23 April 2018
new hearing date added
28 March 2018
Added hearing in the case of Dinsdale v GMB on 19 April 2018
2 March 2018
Added preliminary hearing in the case of Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union
22 February 2018
Rolfe v POA: hearing listed for Friday 2 March 2018
14 February 2018
Pollock v Accord: the hearing set for 15 February 2018 is cancelled
19 January 2018
The hearing set for Wednesday 24 January 2018 has been cancelled
17 January 2018
Added directions hearing for Coyne & Brooks v Unite the Union on 26/01/18
10 January 2018
New hearings announced for Markham v GMB and for Pollock v Accord.
29 November 2017
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
8 November 2017
Pollock v Accord hearing
7 October 2017
McFadden v Unite the Union: the hearing set for Monday 9 October and Tuesday 10 October 2017 has been cancelled
18 August 2017
Announcement of forthcoming hearings.
6 February 2017
hearing date
12 December 2016
Details of restricted seating at venue.
18 November 2016
hearing postponed
18 November 2016
First published.
24 October 2016
New Certification Officer hearing dates
3 October 2016
A number of cases have been listed for hearings.
3 August 2016
Brough v Union of Construction, Allied Trades & Technicians (UCATT) (No. 2) has been listed for a hearing on 15 August 2016.
12 May 2016
Forbes v Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association: the hearing scheduled for 25 May 2016 in Edinburgh has been postponed.
17 March 2016
Three cases listed by the Certification Officer for hearings.
22 February 2016
Henderson v GMB has been listed for a hearing on 1 March 2016.
3 November 2015
The case of Mills v Unite the Union has been listed for a hearing on 11 November 2015 at Fleetbank House, London.
30 September 2015
Forthcoming hearings
25 September 2015
Forthcoming hearings
24 September 2015
Forthcoming Certification Officer hearing
29 April 2015
Stevens v Union of Democratic Mineworkers will be heard before the Certification Officer on 7 May 2015.
17 April 2015
Beaumont (4) and Mansell v Unite the Union: venue confirmed
2 April 2015
New venue for the Mills v Unite the Union hearing on 9 April 2015.
26 March 2015
New venue for the Street and Street (2) v UNISON hearing on 1 April 2015.
5 March 2015
Forthcoming hearings before the Certification Officer.
12 February 2015
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.
23 January 2015
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.
15 January 2015
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.
9 January 2015
Details of forthcoming hearings published on the Certification Officer’s website.
1 December 2014
Notice of three new public hearings.
