Lillian Ladele case in Court of Appeal today
The case of Lillian Ladele – the Christian registrar threatened with dismissal unless she agreed to perform homosexual civil partnership registrations – is in the Court of Appeal today.
The Christian Institute’s Mike Judge debates the issue with Stonewall’s Derek Munn
Lawyers acting for Miss Ladele say she was shunned by colleagues at Islington Council who mounted a witch hunt against her because of her Christian beliefs.
An employment tribunal accepted Miss Ladele’s claims of discrimination and harassment, but that was overturned by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in December last year.
The EAT did accept that Islington had acted in an improper, unreasonable and extraordinary manner but ruled it did not amount to religious discrimination.
Miss Ladele is now appealing against that EAT ruling. The Court of Appeal hearing is scheduled to last for two days.
The Christian Institute’s Mike Judge said: “Islington Council accepts it was able to provide civil partnerships registrations without forcing Lillian to take part.
“They could therefore have reasonably accommodated Miss Ladele’s genuinely held religious belief without affecting service delivery.
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