Cummins Confidential : Employment Judge Seamus Sweeney – Lord Sugar’s Barrister, The Media Weapon And The Missing Bundle
Early this morning, I found myself looking at a recommendation from Lord Sugar. Not for a new apprentice, a second-hand
Employment Judge Sweeney
Employment Judge Sweeney Cummins coverage from TCAP, examining the judge who chaired the hearing, refused witness orders for Lucie Lake, Chris Paling and Paul Hardy, delivered the oral judgment and signed the written reasons. This archive compares what Sweeney said aloud with what survived onto paper, follows the appeal, and records every judicial flourish, omission and convenient dead end. The robe does not turn contested reasoning into holy scripture; it merely puts a smarter costume on the fucking ink.
TCAP Recap – Cummins Confidential : Seamus Sweeney, The Microphone And The Coward’s Red Pen
Some judgments arrive like medicine. Others arrive like a bin bag dripping quietly onto the kitchen floor. Employment Judge Seamus
HMCTS : Employment Appeal Tribunal Rule 3(10) – The Sift Was Not The Case Before Lazy Tayler
Thompson’s appeal against Cummins had already been rejected at the initial sift. By the time it reached HHJ Tayler under
Cummins Confidential Special : Surgical Summer – 162 Articles In 100 Days And We Are Fucking Winning
One hundred days ago, TCAP took its first birthday victory lap. I promised a surgical summer. Since then, 161 more
Cummins Confidential Special : “Owning Up To Our Messes” – A Century Without An Apology
Cummins “owning up to our messes” would be a lovely idea. It would also be a fucking first. Specifically, on
Cummins Confidential : Seamus Sweeney, The Microphone And The Coward’s Red Pen
What happens when a judge’s oral remarks appear considerably more inflammatory than the subsequently published reasons? TCAP examines Employment Judge Seamus Sweeney’s handling of the Cummins discrimination case, comparing recollections of the oral judgment with the written decision, medical evidence and witness statements. The microphone remembers. The fucking red pen apparently had other ideas.
Cummins Confidential : Wayne Anderson And The Trundle That Didn’t Make The Bundle
Edited 04/09/2026 to correct Miller’s title Wayne Anderson entered the witness box with something better than evidence served in advance:
Cummins Confidential : Gareth Hopkinson – The “Independent” Appeal Officer Who Couldn’t Find The Evidence
The Gareth Hopkinson Cummins appeal was supposed to test whether my dismissal was fair. Instead, it became a corporate validation
Cummins Confidential : Gordon Davis – The Witness Who Never Met The Employee He Had Met
Gordon Davis supplied Cummins with an admirably concise witness statement. It contained eight paragraphs. Most concerned a manning sheet from