Tribunal leaves disability charity with huge legal bill

A disability charity deemed to have unfairly dismissed former Chief Executive, Judith Oliver, has paid out almost £60,000 in lawyers' fees after unsuccessfully defending its claim.

Disability Action Yorkshire, based in Harrogate, provides a range of services to help people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties to access opportunities. It was forced late last year to pay out £75,000 in compensation to Ms Oliver after an Employment Tribunal in December 2007 rul... (196 more words)

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