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'Criminal behaviour' | Pride event organisers face civil claims risk over CEO scandal, lawyer warns

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Pride event organisers in London could face civil claims from volunteers and staff following the dismissal and conviction of its former chief executive, with a leading lawyer warning the organisation must answer difficult questions about how alleged misconduct was allowed to persist.

The warning follows a BBC News investigation which heard that leaders of Pride in London failed to act for years on complaints about alleged bullying and misconduct by former CEO Christopher Joell-Deshields.

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