Registrar set for ruling in same-sex discrimination case
(UKPA)
The Court of Appeal will rule on a discrimination claim brought by a Christian registrar disciplined after she refused to conduct same-sex civil partnerships in north London.
Lillian Ladele says she cannot carry out same-sex ceremonies “as a matter of religious conscience”.
An employment tribunal found that Islington Council had unlawfully discriminated against her, but this was overturned by an employment appeal tribunal.
At a recent hearing in London, James Dingemans QC, representing her, told a panel of three appeal judges that Ms Ladele had never wanted to undermine the human rights or respect due to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender communities.
But human rights laws must also be there to protect people with committed views about marriage, he said.
Ms Ladele, who became a registrar in 2002, claims she suffered ridicule and bullying as a result of her stance and said she had been harassed and discriminated against by the council.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled last year that the earlier tribunal had “erred in law” and there was no basis for concluding that any “discrimination had been established”.
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