Allison Bailey is a barrister and anti-trans activist who brought a high-profile case against Stonewall and her former chambers, Garden Court Chambers. [1] She is a founding member of the LGB Alliance. [2]
Bailey claimed that Garden Court Chambers discriminated against her because of her gender-critical beliefs, and that Stonewall influenced the chambers against her. [1:1]
Bailey was a barrister at Garden Court Chambers. After she co-founded LGB Alliance and made anti-trans statements, colleagues complained about her conduct. [1:2]
The tribunal found: [1:3]
Bailey was represented by Peter Daly, the same solicitor who ran the Maya Forstater case. [3]
Bailey is a founding member of LGB Alliance, [2:1] an organisation that:
Bailey's case was crowdfunded, raising significant sums. [3:1] This is part of the pattern identified by The Lawyer: Peter Daly has "developed a canny understanding of how to run crowdfunded legal cases." [3:2]
The Bailey case, while only partially successful, was used to: