20 December 2010

Former Birmingham judge who called Muslim colleague 'tent head' fined £10,000

Stephen Jones also called legal assistant Saleca Faisal-Parkar “Mother Teresa” in emails to colleagues at their Warwickshire law firm, Shakespeare Putsnam.

And the mum-of-one was labelled ‘lazy’ by the high-flying solicitor, who was also a deputy district judge.

Mrs Faisal-Parker, from Great Barr, Birmingham, received a £75,000 payout two years ago following an employment tribunal. She had claimed discrimination on the grounds of her race and sex, religious beliefs and pregnancy. [Sunday Mercury] Read more [via National Secular Society]