| Santander UK has been displaying an astonishing level | | | | Botin and the Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton |
| of appetite for risking its reputation and corporate | | | | launched the Santander UK name together in London. |
| image in a high-profile employment dispute that has | | | | In 2006, while Santander UK was still known as Abbey |
| made UK legal history on several accounts. | | | | National, it dismissed one of its employees (Balbinder |
| Santander UK is the UK financial services provider | | | | Chagger) seemingly for reasons of redundancy due to |
| previously known as Abbey National. It was bought out | | | | cost-cutting needs. Balbinder Chagger alleged that the |
| by Banco Santander in 2004. Prior to that, it was a | | | | redundancy was a sham exercise to target and |
| constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. On 11 January 2010, | | | | remove him, and that the real reasons behind his |
| Banco Santander changed the Abbey National name | | | | dismissal were unfairness and race discrimination. He |
| to Santander UK. The Banco Santander chief Emilio | | | | was of Indian descent. |