An attempt by Eversheds to appeal an Employment Tribunal ruling finding the firm guilty of sex discrimination against an ex-associate has been dismissed.

The judgment from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) issued yesterday (6 April) dismissed Eversheds’ appeal on liability – standing by the original decision, delivered in March 2010, that Eversheds unfairly chose former Leeds real estate associate John de Belin for redundancy over a female colleague on maternity leave.