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Sexual orientation: Testing the boundaries of direct discrimination
Emily Skinner discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling in the ‘gay cake’ case on alleged sexual orientation discrimination and the potential for conflict with religious beliefs ‘Mr Lee brought claims under Northern Ireland’s discrimination legislation for direct discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, religious belief and/or political opinion.’ In recent years, there have been several …
Cases Referenced
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- Bull & anor v Hall & anor [2013] UKSC 73
- Coleman v Attridge Law [2008] EUECJ C-303/06
- English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1421
- James v Eastleigh Borough Council [1990] UKHL 6
- Lee v Ashers Baking Co Ltd [2015] NICty 2; [2016] NICA 39; [2018] UKSC 49