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| Council loses £1m illness lawsuit | Council loses £1m illness lawsuit |
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| A council has lost its High Court case against a former managing director after claiming she withheld a history of depressive illness. | |
| Cheltenham Borough Council was suing Christine Laird, 52, in a £1m lawsuit. | |
| Mrs Laird was appointed in 2002, but left in 2005 on an ill-health pension after taking sick leave on full pay. | Mrs Laird was appointed in 2002, but left in 2005 on an ill-health pension after taking sick leave on full pay. |
| The council had claimed it suffered financial losses amounting to more than £1m including interest as a result of Mrs Laird's "deceit". | The council had claimed it suffered financial losses amounting to more than £1m including interest as a result of Mrs Laird's "deceit". |
| Mrs Laird, 52, told the High Court in March that she believed the appointment was "unconditional" and there had been no requirement for a medical report. | |
| She said she had given accurate information about her past. | |
| Mr Justice Hamblen dismissed the council's action, but also rejected a counterclaim by Mrs Laird for damages. | |
| The legal costs for the action are expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. |