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The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling in favour of Veera Bhajan, who challenged the refusal of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT) to recognise her appointment as a lay assessor.

In a ruling on February 26, Justices of Appeal Mira Dean-Armorer, Vasheist Kokaram and Malcolm Holdip affirmed the High Court’s ruling, including an award for damages, but overturned the finding on legitimate expectation.

The judgment’s opening line read, “This was a tale of two powerful ladies in public life.”