Thursday, 24 May 2012

Council loses £1m case against former CIH boss

15 June 2009 | By Emily Rogers

A former chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing has been vindicated after a successive employer failed in its attempt to sue her for allegedly hiding her mental illness on her application form.

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