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Warwick back in the dock

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered that claims of discrimination and victimisation by Yael Kahn, former Internet consultant for Warwick University, be reheard after concluding that she did not get a fair hearing at her original tribunal. The Appeal Court found that the original tribunal made a "serious error of fact" when it disregarded written evidence supplied by John Bennett, Kahn's trade union representative, believing it to have been supplied under duress in hospital the day before his death in 2002.

Discrimination, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, University of Warwick, Victimization, Kahn, Yael

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Ridiculed student seeks redress

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Adam Bernstein, a music teacher, is seeking nearly UKPd100,000 in compensation from Royal Holloway, University of London, after the work that he produced for a PhD in music composition was dismissed as "unimaginative" and "some of the dullest" that the examiner had come across at doctoral level. Bernstein is seeking the compensation after being told repeatedly by his supervisors at Royal Holloway that his work was moving forward satisfactorily.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Music in education, Music education, Bernstein, Adam, University of London. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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Tribunal restricts 'vexatious litigant'

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Suresh Deman, lecturer, has been declared a 'vexatious litigant' by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) and has seen a 'restriction of proceedings order' made against him. Mr Deman has, over a period of ten years, been involved in at least 40 employment tribunal cases and at least 40 appeals to the EAT and Court of Appeal against 19 different higher education institutions and many university staff.

Lecturers, Employee benefits

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