Long wait worth it for Problem Gambling Foundation
The Problem Gambling Foundation is delighted with the
outcome of the Judicial Review and relieved the process is
over after a long period of uncertainty for staff and
clients.
Communications Director, Andree Froude,
says while the wheels of justice may have turned slowly, the
outcome was worth the wait.
“Clearly Judge
Woodhouse spent a considerable amount of time in reviewing
what was a complex case,” she says.
“All we ever
wanted was a fair process. We are happy to be judged on our
merits but in this case the process was clearly
unfair.”
“Our staff and clients are just
relieved the uncertainty is over.”
The Problem
Gambling Foundation is grateful to its legal team headed by
Mai Chen who represented them exceptionally well.
“It has been a stressful time and created uncertainty
and upheaval for all of us and for the wider problem
gambling sector,” Andree Froude says.
“This has
been a difficult time and now we just want to get on with
what we do best, preventing the harm from gambling.”
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