Bankrupt oil tycoon once worth £125m was caught squatting in office, tribunal hears

A bankrupt oil tycoon once worth £125million charmed a struggling business by posing as an investor, only to have his mum pay a fraction of his funds and be caught living out of a sleeping bag in their office. Calum Melville, former Dundee FC director, used his ‘charm and charisma’ to lure in the luxury … Read more

Recruitment firm boss claimed expenses to pay for the rent on his lover’s flat, tribunal hears

The boss of a leading recruitment firm secretly claimed for rent for his lover’s flat, ski holidays and champagne dinners on expenses without his ex-wife’s knowledge, a tribunal heard. John Mortimer bought luxurious gifts and trips across Europe until a senior executive met with his former spouse and company co-founder Angela, who the company was … Read more

Lecturer unfairly sacked from role for using too many question marks in texts, tribunal finds

A university lecturer has won a £15,000 payout after being unfairly sacked from job for ‘aggressive’ behaviour – by sending too many question marks in text messages. Dr Binoy Sobnack, a physics lecturer at the University of Loughborough, created an ‘intimidating tone’ with his use of ‘multiple punctuation marks’, a tribunal heard. He was removed … Read more

Doctor handcuffed and sprayed with CS gas while being arrested is cleared of misconduct by tribunal

Dr Olajide Ogunjimi was cleared of misconduct by a disciplinary panel after it agreed that the two police officers who handcuffed and tear gassed him during an arrest acted ‘unreasonably and disproportionately’ against the father-of-three (pictured) A hospital doctor who was handcuffed and tear gassed by ‘heavy handed’ police officers while being arrested has been … Read more

Aerospace company worker sacked for calling white colleague a ‘w*gger’, tribunal hears

Aerospace company worker was sacked for calling white colleague with a black wife and mixed race children a ‘w*gger’, tribunal hears Brian Dumbrill used slur towards colleague while working for Hexcel Composite Offensive term usually used to insult white youths who adopt black youth culture His colleague Kevin Angus, who has a black wife, reported … Read more

Christian actress suing theatre after being sacked over Facebook post accused of ‘misusing’ tribunal

A Christian actress sacked from her role as a lesbian character in The Colour Purple over an allegedly anti-gay Facebook post has been accused of ‘misusing’ a tribunal ‘because she turned down her full pay of £4,309 for her whole contract’. Seyi Omooba, 26, is bringing a case for around £128,000 against a theatre trust … Read more

Barrister who slapped female colleague’s bum at work party was ‘blowing off steam’, tribunal hears

A married criminal barrister who slapped a junior female colleague’s bottom at their work Christmas party told a disciplinary tribunal he was just ‘blowing off steam’. Dominic Woolard, 36, held the 22-year-old pupil barrister around the neck and whispered to her ‘I really wanted to smack your a**e’ after she bent over a sofa hunting … Read more

Black teenager wins £16,000 after tribunal says Topshop bosses were racist for calling her ‘thick’

A black teenager has won £16,000 after a tribunal ruled Topshop bosses were racist for calling her ‘thick’ and she was ‘earning a lot of money for someone like her’. Shaniqua McKenzie, who was 16 at the time, was asked by her bosses at a Topshop in Wimbledon, London, how her grandma could afford to … Read more

PC attacked wife and punched colleague after suspecting pair were kissing at party, tribunal hears

Police officer attacked his PC wife and punched colleague three times after suspecting pair were kissing at their force Christmas party, tribunal hears  Dyfed-Powys police officer given final written warning after incident at party Panel heard officer pushed his wife and punched colleague three times in head The officer lost his temper after he thought … Read more

Drunk BUPA doctor, 67, was arrested driving home from 9am patient clinic, tribunal hears 

A drunk BUPA doctor was arrested as she tried to drive home from a 9am patient clinic following an evening celebrating her son’s promotion, a medical tribunal heard.    Consultant Radiologist Dr Margaret Phelan, 67, attended a private hospital in Kensington, west London for a series of consultations despite still being intoxicated from the night before. The mother-of-three … Read more