This week an explosive employment tribunal has seen claims and accusations levelled at some of Liverpool City Council's current and former most prominent figures.
Nick Kavanagh was the director of regeneration at the city council but was dramatically arrested at the Cunard Building by Merseyside Police as part of the force's Operation Aloft in December 2019. He was subsequently suspended from his chief officer job and was eventually dismissed in March 2021 following a council disciplinary hearing.
Mr Kavanagh this week brought an unfair dismissal claim against the city council at Liverpool Civil and Family Court. He claims the council's chief executive, Tony Reeves, went out of his way to construct a case against him to remove him from his job. Mr Reeves and other council witnesses have insisted that all proper procedures were followed.
