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Court Awards £800,000 To Bullied City Worker

A High Court judge awarded damages of £800,000 to the victim of "a relentless campaign of mean and spiteful behaviour designed to cause her distress".  Helen Green was a professional Company Secretary in Deutsche Bank's Secretariat department in the City. She suffered two nervous breakdowns and a major depressive disorder caused, as the judge found, by a "deliberate and concerted campaign of bullying" by bank staff.

Helen's solicitor, Tony Morton-Hooper of Mishcon de Reya stated:-

"Claims like Helen's are hard to prove but psychiatric illness brought on by bullying can be as life-shattering as any physical injury.  Her strength of character and determination has carried her through.  It is quite surprising how badly the bank misjudged Helen and the compelling evidence we produced; and they rejected all our offers to settle.  The judgment uses strong language in its condemnation of Deutsche Bank and its staff, some of whom are still employed by the bank.  Bullying, in all its different forms, if tolerated by employers, has a corrosive effect.  It causes great suffering and wastes valuable human resources.  It also makes a mockery of senior management's fine words about respecting and understanding others."

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