£1m lawsuit | 'Sobbing through meetings' & 'culture of bullying' among claims against Goldman Sachs in High Court case

Goldman Sachs is facing a £1m lawsuit after a former executive raised allegations about the firm fostering a “culture of bullying”.

As first reported by the Financial Times, Ian Dodd claims that employees in Goldman’s London office would often “express distress” with meetings fraught with “high emotions, often tears,” according to documents filed in the High Court.

Dodd, the financial behemoth’s former global head of recruiting, argued that his demanding role at the “dysfunctional” workplace where he was “working excessive hours” led to a mental breakdown.

He also claims that “sobbing through meetings” was “common behaviour” and that there was a “consistently high level of emotion” running through team meetings.