Here’s a nice revenge fantasy: Instead of a nasty partner tormenting some poor associate, it’s the subordinate who bullies the boss to the breaking point. Even better, the firm fails to come to the partner’s defense, and the partner has a breakdown and eventually leaves.
That, in essence is the story of Caroline Cowper, the former head of legal for Zurich UK Services Ltd’s UK division, who claims she was bullied and harassed by a junior lawyer, Pearl Lestrade-Brown. Cowper is now suing her employer for failing to take action to address the abuse, the Telegraph reported.
