"While mounting a case against the firm in 2020 and 2021, she made a series of false claims that Transport for London (TfL) had CCTV footage to support her sexual assault allegation. But TfL denied providing Gallagher with information, and told Bunzl's lawyers that any CCTV footage would already have been wiped."
"When the defendant's case began to unravel, she produced a bogus note apparently signed by a leading doctor claiming she was 'fighting for her life' and needed a two-year adjournment so she could receive treatment for breast cancer."
"She has admitted 'manufacturing' emails from the Metropolitan Police, supposedly from 2022 and 2023, to support her claim that there was an eyewitness to a sexual assault when she work"
Louise Gallagher, 50, admitted three counts of perverting the course of justice at Wood Green Crown Court after making false claims in two employment tribunals. She filed sex discrimination claims against Bunzl in 2018 and Essity in 2023, alleging sexual harassment in both cases. When her cases weakened, Gallagher fabricated evidence including a fake doctor's note claiming cancer treatment, false claims that Transport for London possessed supporting CCTV footage, and manufactured emails from the Metropolitan Police. Her tribunal claims were dismissed after investigators found her allegations unsupported and her evidence fraudulent. She was ordered to pay £8,000 in legal costs to Bunzl. Sentencing is scheduled for 19 May.
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