Sandie Peggie: Employment Tribunal, associated legal claims, and related matters - thread #65

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TLDR version: Sandie Peggie vs Royal College of Nursing is currently being heard. The hearing started on Wednesday 23 September 2026 and is scheduled to end on Thursday 1 October 2026.

Sandie Peggie, a nurse at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy (VH), brought claims in the employment tribunal against her employer; Fife Health Board (the Board) and another employee, Dr B Upton. Ms Peggie’s claims were of sexual harassment, harassment related to a protected belief, indirect discrimination and victimisation. Dr Upton claimed to be a transwoman, that is observed as male at birth but asserting a female gender identity.

The Employment Tribunal hearing started on Monday 3 February 2025 and after a prolonged process judgment was handed down on 8 December 2025. That judgment is being appealed and an appeal hearing is expected to take place in 2027.

Additional legal claims have been raised. Sandie Peggie is taking action against the Royal College of Nursing, against three senior managers who were witnesses in the employment tribunal - Dr Kate Searle, Dr Maggie Currer and Esther Davidson, against Carol Potter, the chief executive of NHS Fife, for victimisation, against NHS Fife for discrimination, and against its director of people and culture David Miller for harassment. In addition, Sandie Peggie is being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council over fitness to practice.

The past proceedings were live tweeted by www.x.com/tribunaltweets. Tribunal Tweets are likely to be providing coverage in current and future proceedings. There's additional information on Tribunal Tweets' substack: www.tribunaltweets.substack.com/.

Links to previous threads #1 to #60 can be found in this thread: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5379717-sandie-peggie-list-of-threads-covering-employment-tribunal-and-afterwards

Thread 61: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5472628-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-following-employment-tribunal-judgment-thread-61 8 January 2026 to 3 August 2026

Thread 62: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5562302-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-following-employment-tribunal-judgment-thread-62 3 August 2026 to 24 September 2026

Thread 63: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5581909-sandie-peggie-employment-tribunal-associated-legal-claims-and-related-matters-thread-63 24 September 2026 to 27 September 2026

Thread 64: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5583133-sandie-peggie-employment-tribunal-associated-legal-claims-and-related-matters-thread-64 27 September 2026 to 29 September 2026

Holds breath...

From TT:

said and did what she did. Can you explain to me why it's not relevant.
DH - whilst I can see the relevance, there may be points where I reserve my position if we stray beyond what is reasonably.
J on the basis that motivations are relevant I will allow that question.

Wow! Wasn't expecting that.

oh, now she will be in the firing line.

She wont say it.

Hmm don't know what to make of that...

100%

NC will have prepared some of her line of questioning bases on GT witness statement, will be interesting to see where she is going

I don't think that is the end of it. NC is laying the ground for a trap we can't see yet.

I really hope so

NC is always laying the ground for traps I haven't seen yet.

Bet she's fab in escape rooms!

Hands round biscuits.

Need to keep sugar levels up.

she's luring this witness into her web

Honestly I can say from experience when resolving situations like this a quick phone call is much better than email.

Emails are good to follow up to confirm what has been agreed/discussed.

Her lack of knowledge about this whole debate is remarkable.

This woman is claiming to literally know nothing about anything.

How the hell did she ever get employment?

I think the witness is starting to feel she's being lead up a path but she's not sure which one.

Unlike me!

Harking back to the Michael Foran vs Alexandra Asteriti thing, MF has given us loads of his time on this issue (OK, perhaps we have to subscribe to his Substack to benefit from it, but still) and I can't see that AA has done anything similar - please correct me if I'm wrong. One night in 2025 MF did about a 3 hr dissection of the ET shenanigans in the Peggie case. So he will be 'lionised'. Sorry, Alexandra: you've got to compete to win the game.

From TT:

My note - not sure if we have a technical problem as TT have not posted for 10 mins

Hahahahahahaha yes!!!

I really need to know how Tait answered that question!

She really has no other option than to answer truthfully and concisely. There must be evidence of her stance somewhere.

From TT ‘…Have no personal prejudice. My beliefs align with SC court ruling’. It will be interesting to see how she copes with the fallout - both from the RCN and the TRAs. Might be looking at a future ET.

If she mentions her lack of knowledge or expertise ONE MORE TIME...