Mother-of-two Lisa Keogh, 29, was investigated by Abertay University in Dundee after saying 'women have vaginas' during a class on transgender issues
A Scottish university which is being sued by a law student for dragging her through disciplinary after she said that 'women have vaginas' during a class on transgender issues plans to fight the legal action, MailOnline can reveal.
Mother-of-two Lisa Keogh, 29, was investigated by Abertay University in Dundee during the summer after classmates complained that she made 'inappropriate' and 'discriminatory' remarks about biological sex during an online seminar on gender politics.
She was cleared of the misconduct charges after the university's disciplinary board found there was no evidence that she had discriminated against anyone during a two-month probe - which took place while she underwent her final year exams this year.
Last month, the mature student launched legal action against Abertay University, claiming that the institution broke the Equality Act 2010 by pursuing her for 'expressing her gender critical beliefs' and caused 'stress at the most crucial part of my university career'.
MailOnline can now reveal that Abertay University has submitted a notice of intention to defend in a sheriff court, meaning the institution has 14 days to submit their defence. An Abertay University spokesman declined to comment.
Speaking to MailOnline today, Miss Keogh said the university's actions had amounted to 'a direct attack on my right to free speech'. She previously said she was the victim of a 'modern day witch-hunt' and that the complaints were 'groundless' and the process 'needlessly cruel'.
'We strongly believe that me expressing gender critical views in the circumstances which I did are protected under the Equality Act 2010,' Miss Keogh said.
'It was also a direct attack on my right to free speech.
'We believe Abertay breached the Act and put me through a horrendous time as a consequence of that while I was sitting my final exams and submitting my final work. We are very optimistic that the Sheriff will side with me when the truth of this investigation comes to light.'
MailOnline has learned that Abertay University has submitted a notice of intention to defend in a sheriff court. The institution now has 14 days to submit their defence. Abertay University declined to comment
In a statement last month, she said: 'I can confirm that my solicitors MML Legal Dundee have raised an action by me against Abertay University, Dundee'
