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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tristan Kirk

Magistrate dialled into court from Portugal home, claims whistleblowing official

Chris John is suing the Ministry of Justice for unfair dismissal - (PA)

A court official who says he was sacked for whistleblowing about a magistrate who was dialling in from his home Portugal is suing the Ministry of Justice for unfair dismissal.

Chris John said he was “shocked” to find magistrate Phil Taylor was working from his home near the Portuguese capital of Lisbon to decide on criminal cases at Reading Magistrates’ Court.

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