Lord Fairley appointed as president of EAT

Lord Fairley appointed as president of EAT

Lord Fairley

The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, has appointed Lord Fairley to be president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

He succeeds Mrs Justice Eady with effect from 1 February 2025.

Lord Fairley has specialised in employment law for over 30 years. He joined Faculty in 1999, and took silk in 2012. He was appointed as a judge of the Court of Session in January 2020 and has been a judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) since October 2020.

He has also previously served as an employment judge in both Scotland and England.

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