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

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

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.

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

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 0-609-7005 (Approx. 5 pages)

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

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 28 Apr 2015 • England, Scotland, Wales
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.