Overview

• Khan alleges she was summarily dismissed in November 2022 after raising unsafe working at height concerns at Shinfield and Arborfield Studios.
• She says production meetings became hostile, with colleagues belittling her when she described a senior incoming colleague as a 'white man', which she says was factual not derogatory.
• Blue Stockings denies any discriminatory remarks or minimisation of safety issues, with its lawyers and Lucasfilm’s vice-president testifying that no evidence supports allegations of bias.
• Khan highlighted her credentials as the first woman of colour head of health and safety on a Disney series, noting her 2018 MBE for cultural and religious awareness.
• She told the tribunal her dismissal inflicted mental, emotional, financial, physical and reputational harm, jeopardising her career in the film industry.