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Wed 06 Jun 2007Counsel tells court of work awardsIt is "a peculiar thing" that when men succeed in business, it is put down to their being good at business but when a woman succeeds, there is almost a feeling that must owe itself to something other than her ability in the business sphere, counsel for Monica Leech said.That mentality was what beset Ms Leech, an award-winning businesswoman who had worked from a young age, on December 16th, 2004, Mr Paul O'Higgins SC said.