AN industrial tribunal panel met with counsel in a private meeting on Tuesday ahead of the public hearing of a case brought by Donna Traynor against BBC NI.
The former news presenter is taking a case against the broadcaster and Adam Smyth as its Northern Ireland director, with both named as respondents in the case.
Details of the case are expected to begin to be delivered in public on Wednesday morning.
Ms Traynor, a BBC Northern Ireland news presenter, left the corporation in November 2021 after 33 years.
One of the BBC's best-known and longest-serving presenters, she released a shock statement on Twitter to say she was quitting.
She said at the time: “It is with deep sadness that, after almost 33 years, I am leaving the job that I love and resigning from BBC Northern Ireland with immediate effect.
“Because this is the subject of ongoing tribunal and other legal proceedings, I am not able to respond to any questions or comments about my reason for leaving the organisation.”
It was reported that Ms Traynor would no longer have been the first-choice presenter for the flagship Newsline programme and would also have been required to work on Radio Ulster.
