Why was Evershed vs Duffield so engrossing?

The employment tribunal that had the whole of the fund management industry fascinated ended with a whimper last week.

Fund manager Patrick Evershed and his former employer New Star agreed to a confidential settlement, which resolves the employment tribunal proceedings without admission of liability. Evershed had been seeking more than £1m in compensation from his former employer, claiming he was bullied by the firm’s founder John Duffield. This speedy resolution at least stopped the mud-raking, with further witnesses for New Star set to appear at the end of last week. So after the eurozone crisis, why was this case the main point of conversation among most people I spoke to over the past few week...