A top law firm has offered no apology to a young Cardiff restaurant manager after its staff were accused of "humiliating" and "degrading" her. London-based Ince says it has finished investigating allegations about some of its senior staff's behaviour at Cora in Pontcanna – without interviewing restaurant manager Lily Griffiths.
Cora owner and chef Lee Skeet has voiced his disbelief that Ince failed to arrange a meeting with him and 22-year-old server Lily before concluding its investigation. Emails seen by WalesOnline show a board member at the international business initially saying she would "welcome the opportunity" to interview them. But the investigation was subsequently closed without those discussions taking place.
It comes after six senior Ince lawyers visited the restaurant and Lily was allegedly touched "unwantedly" and told to "stick [her] schnoz" in a bottle of wine. She said the inappropriate behaviour was largely driven by one diner.
