Peggie judgment did not take gender ruling into account properly, says academic

Sandie Peggie has announced plans to appeal against the employment tribunal decision (Jane Barlow/PA Wire). - (PA Wire)

The Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife employment tribunal judgment does not appear to have “properly taken into account” the Supreme Court ruling on sex, a legal expert has said.

Michael Foran, an associate professor at Oxford University’s Faculty of Law, said the 312-page ruling by employment judge Alexander Kemp “looks like more confusion” for employers waiting for expected guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.