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EAT overturns finding of "harassment by hearsay" as tribunal had excluded relevant evidence

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EAT overturns finding of "harassment by hearsay" as tribunal had excluded relevant evidence

In Habinteg Housing Association Ltd v Holleron UKEAT/0274/14, the EAT overturned a tribunal's finding of harassment based on hearsay evidence of a conversation to which the claimant had not been a party, while ignoring direct evidence from one of the parties to the conversation that the alleged discriminatory words about the claimant were never spoken.

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Resource ID 0-609-7005
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Published on 28-Apr-2015
Resource Type Legal update: case report
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  • England
  • Scotland
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