Mr Mark Hunt v Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority

EAT set aside ET findings of unfair dismissal and direct sex discrimination. The case is remitted to a different tribunal for re hearing on liability and remedy. A second appeal was dismissed.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal gave its judgment on 26 March 2026. The President was the Hon Lord Fairley.

The employer appealed an ET judgment dated 7 January 2022 which had upheld unfair dismissal and direct sex discrimination. The EAT held the Tribunal failed to determine the reason for dismissal and erred in its analysis of less favourable treatment, comparators and causation.