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Engineer Maria Kelly to Appeal Dismissed Discrimination Claim

12/4/2025

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Maria Kelly, an engineer at Leonardo UK, lost her discrimination claim over the transgender toilet policy.
The tribunal, led by Judge Michelle Sutherland, dismissed the claim, finding the policy lawful and proportionate.
Kelly plans to appeal, contending the judgment misreads the law and risks further confusion regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex in the Equality Act 2010.

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Maria Kelly, an engineer at Leonardo UK, lost her discrimination claim over the transgender toilet policy.
The tribunal, led by Judge Michelle Sutherland, dismissed the claim, finding the policy lawful and proportionate.
Kelly plans to appeal, contending the judgment misreads the law and risks further confusion regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on biological sex in the Equality Act 2010.