Ottergirl, whether or not you are a member of the Union is irrelevant.
You are advocating, on an open forum, that people are not at risk when giving their names for the court hearing. You appear very poorly informed, and are clutching at straws. You are comparing apples and pears - the UNITE hearing is a HIGH COURT hearing; the examples you give are tribunal examples where financial implications are much lower. You also have given sketchy (and sometimes incorrect) knowledge of the cases you refer to.
I do not know whether or not these poor people will be liable for costs. Neither do you. But, whereas you seem quite happy to lead them like lambs to the slaughter with no real facts to back up your evidence, I prefer to warn people that in giving their names THERE IS ENORMOUS RISK THAT THEY MAY BE LIABLE FOR COSTS.
DO NOT GIVE YOUR NAME TO THE COURT HEARING
VOTE NO AND RESIGN FROM THE UNION