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| Heer Manak solicitors has attempted to maintain a dignified silence to what we regard as slanderous and disingenuous allegations made by the claimants (Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses, 15 February). The claims have been and will continue to be vehemently denied and contested. Our counsel was confident judgment would be secured in our favour. Heer Manak partners had placed their trust in due process to be ultimately publicly vindicated. However, we have been deprived of this opportunity by the rather bizarre and unexplainable intervention of two West Midlands police officers. | Heer Manak solicitors has attempted to maintain a dignified silence to what we regard as slanderous and disingenuous allegations made by the claimants (Employment tribunal hearing first claim for caste discrimination collapses, 15 February). The claims have been and will continue to be vehemently denied and contested. Our counsel was confident judgment would be secured in our favour. Heer Manak partners had placed their trust in due process to be ultimately publicly vindicated. However, we have been deprived of this opportunity by the rather bizarre and unexplainable intervention of two West Midlands police officers. |
| Their actions are subject to a complaint which is currently ongoing and ultimately being supervised by the IPCC. The police have absolutely no locus in our proceedings and we are confident that all will agree we live in 21st-century Britain and not some banana republic where secret meetings take place between the police and judiciary. Due to this development, and after taking legal advice from a QC, we were left with no choice but to adopt the course of action. KS Manak Heer Manak solicitors, Coventry | Their actions are subject to a complaint which is currently ongoing and ultimately being supervised by the IPCC. The police have absolutely no locus in our proceedings and we are confident that all will agree we live in 21st-century Britain and not some banana republic where secret meetings take place between the police and judiciary. Due to this development, and after taking legal advice from a QC, we were left with no choice but to adopt the course of action. KS Manak Heer Manak solicitors, Coventry |
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