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Judge Dismisses Ex-Assistant's Racism Claims Against M&S

1/31/2026

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Claudia Royer, a former personal assistant at Marks & Spencer (M&S), lost discrimination and unfair dismissal claims after Employment Judge Anthony Snelson dismissed the case.
Royer had alleged that "Project Coffee" was a racist plan to diversify staff.
The judge found evidence showed Project Coffee was unrelated to recruitment and criticized the claims as lacking common sense.
M&S's internal grievance process found no evidence of discrimination.

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Story summary

Claudia Royer, a former personal assistant at Marks & Spencer (M&S), lost discrimination and unfair dismissal claims after Employment Judge Anthony Snelson dismissed the case.
Royer had alleged that "Project Coffee" was a racist plan to diversify staff.
The judge found evidence showed Project Coffee was unrelated to recruitment and criticized the claims as lacking common sense.
M&S's internal grievance process found no evidence of discrimination.