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Mar 2022
A Knaresborough hairdresser accused of causing catastrophic hair loss to a customer has won a ground-breaking legal case.
Mother-of-two Kelly Teggin challenged the customer’s claims that large clumps of her hair had fallen out after bleaching, leaving her with a blistered scalp.
A two-day county court trial, which could have landed Ms Teggin with a bill of more than £100,000, including costs, and damaged her reputation, ruled in her favour.
Court documents summarising the case, which was heard in October last year, state:
Ms Teggin, of Kelly Teggin Hair and Beauty in Knaresborough, has now spoken about the verdict publicly for the first time. She said:
Kelly Teggin (right) and assistant Penny Ledgeway
The Leeds County Court judge's ruling in favour of Ms Teggin has been hailed as a breakthrough for hairdressers struggling to disprove claims that cost insurance companies millions of pounds every year.
Expert witness, forensic trichologist Prof Barry Stevens, welcomed the verdict, adding:
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