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Whistleblower judge who raised alarm over austerity wins Supreme Court battle
District Judge Claire Gilham leaving the Supreme Court in Parliament Square, Westminster, London after she won a landmark Supreme Court appeal

A JUDGE who says she was bullied and suffered a breakdown after raising concerns about government cuts has won a landmark appeal at the UK’s highest court.

District Judge Claire Gilham has been involved in a lengthy legal wrangle to have a “whistleblowing” claim aired at an employment tribunal.

A unanimous ruling by five Supreme Court justices today means that her case can now proceed at a tribunal.

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