Wiltshire saleswoman jailed for lying in wrongful dismissal cases

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 17:14 · Archive

Louise Gallagher, 50, from Marlborough, was sentenced to four years and eight months after admitting three counts of perverting the course of justice.

Louise Gallagher, a 50-year-old saleswoman from Marlborough, has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison at Wood Green Crown Court after admitting three counts of perverting the course of justice.

Whilst suing distribution giant Bunzl for sex discrimination and health product supplier Essity for unfair dismissal, Gallagher fabricated evidence to support her claims. She invented allegations of sexual assault in both cases and produced false documents to bolster her position. Crucially, she submitted a fake sick note from a doctor claiming she had been signed off work for two years to receive cancer treatment, which she deployed when her employment tribunal against Bunzl was struggling.

Gallagher also lied directly to a judge during tribunal proceedings and provided a fictional eyewitness account to the police. Her conduct was described by Judge Timothy Godfrey as 'sophisticated and planned', designed to undermine public justice.

This was not Gallagher's first brush with the law. She was previously convicted in 2015 of stealing £4,500 from her employers, then submitting doctored bank statements and a fake letter from HMRC to conceal the theft. In 2014, she was convicted of purchasing £1,822 of equestrian equipment using bank details stolen from a woman's handbag during an event.

Judge Godfrey remarked: 'It was a prolonged, blatant, and egregious course of conduct, liable to undermine public justice. Your conduct was sophisticated and planned, including lying to a tribunal judge on oath.'

How it is being reported

• Wiltshire saleswoman jailed after lying to judge while suing former bossesA serial liar who faked a doctor’s note about cancer treatment and invented evidence of sexual assaults while suing her former employers has been jailed.Gazette & Herald · 9 Oct, 16:43
• Wiltshire saleswoman jailed after lying to judge while suing former bossesA serial liar who faked a doctor’s note about cancer treatment and invented evidence of sexual assaults while suing her former employers has been jailed.Swindon Advertiser · 9 Oct, 16:43
• Wiltshire saleswoman jailed after lying to judge while suing former bossesA serial liar who faked a doctor’s note about cancer treatment and invented evidence of sexual assaults while suing her former employers has been jailed.Wiltshire Times · 9 Oct, 16:43

In this story: Louise Gallagher · Wood Green Crown Court · Bunzl · Essity · Marlborough · Wiltshire · Judge Timothy Godfrey

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