Evershed wins right to pursue New Star bullying claim - papers

A fund manager who claimed bullying was rife at his former employer New Star Asset Management, founded by City veteran John Duffield, has won the right to pursue a claim for compensation at an employment tribunal.

The Guardian says Patrick Evershed, 67, who was a close confidant of Duffield and one of the firm's star performers, is claiming constructive dismissal under the whistleblower act. He left New Star in September 2008 amid reports his relationship with Duffield had soured. The firm has since been bought by Henderson Global Investors for £115m, after running up heavy debts. Evershed said he had earlier been told he could not pursue the claim because it had been filed incorrectly, and had overrun a time limit. Today he won an appeal against that decision. It is now reported he could claim...