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Lawyer seeks £13m sex bias damages [UK]
A top City lawyer is seeking a record £13m ($26m) after winning a sex discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the fund manager F&C Asset Management. Gill Switalski, a 51-year-old mother of two disabled sons, says she was subjected to an 18-month campaign of bullying and intimidation over her working hours at the firm…[A] London employment tribunal ruled that she was treated less favourably than a male colleague with a special needs child…The fund manager denies wrongdoing and has characterised Ms Switalski’s departure as a management dispute. [also refers to HBOS, Merrill Lynch]