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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Wales Employment Tribunal user group minutes 3 November 2021 - GOV.UK

Meeting conducted via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) due to COVID-19 pandemic

1. Attendees

Sian Davies Regional Eployment Judge and Chair
Sian West ACAS
Andrew Way ACAS
Melanie Hourihane Delivery Manager, HMCTS
Leanna Conradson Legal Officer, HMCTS
Simon Griffiths CVP Team Leader, HMCTS
Jo Higham Flintshire CAB
Charlene Burbery Lewis Silkin
Juliette Franklin Slater and Gordon
Maria Rees South Wales Business School
Rachel Ford-Evans Darwin Gray
Gavin Dando Make UK
Hannah Belton Morgan LaRoche
Sophie George Slater Gordon
Sammie Morris NHS Wales
Joga Singh Geldards
Ferial Khan Capital Law
Clare Primett NHS Wales
Gemma Griffiths NHS Wales
David White Law Works
Andrew Cross Speak Easy
Chrishan Kamalan Welsh Government
Sarah Thyer Swansea Council
Ian Winrow Winrow Solicitors
Kowshiny Varatharajan Slater and Gordon
Abby Lee-Rees NHS Wales
Louise Thomas Tribunal Member

1.1 Apologies

2. Sian Davies - Regional Employment Judge

2.1 New Judges

At the end of August 2021, over 40 judges of the First-tier Tribunal, were assigned temporarily to sit in the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales. This was achieved using the judicial assistance provisions at Section 5D of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 and the regulations made thereunder which had come into force for most purposes on 8 October 2020.

The intention was for each of these cross-assigned judges to sit 30 days a year, with many hopefully able to sit more. This would...



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