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Businesswoman suing company for sexism ‘was aggressive and dictatorial at work’

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A high-flying businesswoman suing a major FTSE 100 company for sexism was ‘aggressive’ and ‘dictatorial’ at work, her bosses have claimed. Adrienne Liebenberg was sacked from her £200,000-per-year job at packaging giant DS Smith in December 2018, after being told that her ‘leadership style’ was ‘not working’. However Ms Liebenberg – who had previously worked … Read more

Bowls club is suing a £10,000-a-year girls’ prep school after it refused to renew their lease

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A bowls club is suing a £10,000-a-year girls’ prep school after it refused to renew the lease on its clubhouse as elderly members can see pupils getting changed through classroom windows. Carshalton Beeches Bowling Club is taking action against Seaton House School in Sutton, Surrey at Central London County Court after the school refused to renew the … Read more

Ethical vegan suing former employers for sacking him for whistle blowing, tribunal hears

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A vegan animal rights activist was wrongfully dismissed for blowing the whistle on an anti-hunting charity’s ‘unethical’ pension investments, a tribunal heard today. Jordi Casamitjana, 56, was sacked from his position as head of policy and research at the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) in April 2018 after sending an email to colleagues about alternative … Read more

Couple trusted an old friend to transform their back yard – only to end up suing

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An August day in 2012 and friends gathered at a £5 million house on a private estate in North London to enjoy food, drink and one another’s company. While some grouped around the TV to watch the action from across the capital at the Olympic Games, others chatted with hosts Peter and Lynn Burgess about their … Read more