New hearing for Leeds GP who was shouted at by a tribunal judge

A GP who was repeatedly shouted at by a tribunal judge has won the right to have her case reheard. Dr Hinaa Toheed, from Leeds, appealed against a 2022 employment tribunal ruling, citing the alleged conduct of presiding judge, Philip Lancaster. She claimed he shouted at her "at least 16 times" during the hearing. An investigation found Lancaster "raised his voice on several occasions" and interrupted Toheed's evidence "to an inappropriate extent", creating a "hostile environment" for her. "I was not simply shouted at," Toheed said. "I was bullied and treated with overt bias." Lancaster, who has been an employment judge in Leeds for almost two decades, was approached for comment. Lancaster presided over a case Toheed had brought for alleged maternity discrimination against her employer in 2022, with the GP feeling "bullied" by the judge's interruptions. "Even the barrister representing the other side accepted that I did not receive a fair hearing and was treated with hostility," she said. She lodged an appeal after the tribunal ruled against her, claiming the conduct of the hearing was "improper and/or was such that a fair minded and informed observer would have concluded there was

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