Woman jailed for fabricating evidence in employment tribunal claims
Louise Gallagher, 50, has been jailed for four years and eight months after admitting three counts of perverting the course of justice. During employment tribunal claims against Bunzl and Essity, she submitted fabricated evidence, including material supporting claims of sexual assault and a false doctor’s note about cancer treatment.
The court heard Gallagher altered a genuine Transport for London email and insisted CCTV existed despite TfL confirming it did not. In a later case, she invented a witness and impersonated him in an email to police, leading to a man being questioned under caution. Gallagher says her assault allegations were genuine and that she falsified evidence because she felt desperate to be believed; prosecutors dropped separate charges alleging the allegations themselves were invented.
- Gallagher received four years and eight months in prison.
- She admitted fabricating evidence in two employment tribunal cases.
- Prosecutors dropped charges alleging the assault claims were invented.
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Employment tribunals are courts where workers can bring claims against employers over matters such as unfair dismissal or discrimination. Louise Gallagher used these tribunals to make allegations against her employers, but submitted false documents to support her case. This led to criminal convictions for perverting the course of justice.
During her cases against Bunzl and Essity, Gallagher submitted fabricated evidence including forged medical notes and altered emails. She also created a fictional witness, impersonated him in emails to police, and caused an innocent man to be questioned. Gallagher has said her assault allegations were genuine, but that she falsified evidence because she felt desperate to be believed.
Falsifying evidence is a serious crime because it damages the justice system and can harm innocent people. The case illustrates how even in employment disputes, fraudulent claims can result in both criminal prosecution and wrongful suspicion falling on others.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Saleswoman who faked doctor’s note about cancer treatment and made up evidence of sex assaults in two failed employment tribunals is jailed for four years”.