The BBC will pay costs and an undisclosed sum to Belfast-based journalist Lena Ferguson who has settled a legal case over alleged bullying.
A Belfast-based journalist who sued the BBC in Northern Ireland over alleged bullying has settled her case, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
Counsel for Lena Ferguson confirmed a confidential resolution was reached in her action against the corporation. The BBC is to pay Ms Ferguson's legal costs as part of agreed terms, which involve no admission of liability.The case related to the handling of a complaint of alleged bullying in 2019, when Ms Ferguson worked on award-winning current affairs programme Spotlight.In court on Tuesday, her barrister, Patrick Lyttle KC, said: "The action is now settled."The terms include a provision that the defendant shall pay the plaintiff's costs.
"We didn't want to be in a lengthy dispute with Lena and are happy that we can all now move forward."
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