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I am suing the United Kingdom for the violations of my right to a fair trial.

First and foremost I hope my legal action will bring me justice. I also hope it will ensure that the UK Court and Tribunal System will be required to make changes that will bring you justice too.

I worked for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) NHS Trust for 34 years as a Clinical Biochemist and a senior manager before my unfair dismissal in 2017. From 2004 onwards I also Chaired the local, regional and national Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Networks in a voluntary capacity, the aim and objective being to challenge the institutional racism in BSUH and the NHS more widely, which has blighted the lives of BME staff and BME patients for decades. I am the current Chair for the NHS BME Network.

My campaign for racial justice in the NHS, including my empowerment and defence of numerous BME staff over the years, made me a target; which has resulted in 3 successful Employment Tribunal claims against BSUH twice on merits (2007 and 2018) and the other by way of settlement (2009), for race discrimination and victimisation.

My last 3 Employment Tribunal claims, for discrimination, victimisation, whistle blowing and unfair dismissal were all unsuccessful not because they lacked merit, but rather because of the violations of my right to a fair trial.

For example, Employment Judge (EJ) Baron’s Judgment is misleading when he states that he had “ensured” that neither he nor his lay members had received any evidence, other than what was before them, about my other claim before EJ Bryant QC which was being heard during overlapping periods and had facts in common. When EJ Baron was asked by the Employment Appeal Tribunal about his factually incorrect statement (given that the lay member Ms. Campbell had actually sat on both Tribunals) he admitted he had actually seen Ms. Campbell siting as a lay member on EJ Bryant QC’s Tribunal and had made enquires as to why she was sitting given the ongoing discussions in chambers before his Tribunal. However, he could provide no explanation as to why he included the statement, he had “ensured”…, in his Judgment knowing it to be false. It is a fact that Ms. Campbell sitting on both Tribunals under the circumstances, did indeed adversely impact the integrity and impartiality of the proceedings contrary to Article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

By way of another example, Lord Fairley’s Judgment concerning my full appeal hearing also includes a factually incorrect statement, in that it states that Ms. Cashman’s decision was the ‘primary focus’ of my argument on apparent bias. However, it was not. The transcript from the audio recording of the proceedings shows that Lord Fairley asked my Counsel if his understanding, (that Ms. Cashman’s decision was the primary focus of my argument on apparent bias) was correct and she informed him that his understanding was incorrect. She also informed him that it was entirely her error if she had given him the wrong impression. My Counsel then made it clear to Lord Fairley that the focus of my arguments on apparent bias were as detailed in her written submissions before him and included the fact that Ms. Campbell as a member of EJ Bryant QC’s Tribunal received information about Ms. Henrietta Hill QC’s investigation, into my alleged misconduct, that was not before EJ Baron’s Tribunal. However, Lord Fairley did not include my argument on apparent bias as it relates to Ms. Hill QC’s investigation in his Judgment. Article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights makes clear that it is a violation of the Convention if a Judge refuses to rule independently on an argument which is central to the settlement of the dispute as demonstrated here.

These are just two examples of the violations of my right to a fair trial as set out by Article 6 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Consequently, I had no other option, but to file a claim within the European Court of Human Rights.

Finally, my Employment Tribunal claims have attracted much media attention over the years and therefore in support of my crowdfund appeal I have, for the first time, set out my position in relation to the matters in the public domain. My evidence also details other examples of the violations of my right to a fair trial.

Please donate to my crowdfund as this will enable me to cover my legal costs and secure the best legal representation going forward.

JUSTICE FOR ME IS JUSTICE FOR US

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