Gay Marriage in UK Law
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"Gay marriage" cake: refusal to supply was not discriminatory
In Lee v. Ashers Baking Company Limited and Others, the Supreme Court considered whether a bakery's refusal to supply a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage was discriminatory on the grounds ...
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- 'Gay Marriage' Cake: Refusal To Supply Was Not Discriminatory
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Freedom of Speech in Social Media – UK Employee Unlawfully Demoted for Christian Gay Marriage Facebook Posts
In the recent UK case of Smith v. Trafford, the Claimant was awarded just £98 (approx. $150) by the English High Court for a successful breach of contract claim against his housing trust employer (...
- Bakery Did Not Discriminate When Refusing To Bake A Cake Bearing A Slogan In Support Of Gay Marriage
- Comments Posted On An Employee's Facebook 'Wall' About His Views On Gay Marriage Did Not Constitute Misconduct
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European Court Dismisses Challenge To Baker’s Refusal To Supply Cake With Pro-Gay Marriage Inscription
In a much-awaited decision, the European Court of Human Rights managed to avoid dealing directly with the central question in a case pitting LGBTQ rights against religious freedom rights of owners ...
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Supreme Court Rules Bakery Did Not Discriminate Against Gay Customer
The Supreme Court has this week handed down judgment in the long-running “gay cake” case (Lee v McArthur and Ashers Baking Company Limited). The bakery, which is in Northern Ireland and run by indi...... ... Baking Company Limited). The bakery, which is in Northern Ireland and run by individuals with strict Christian beliefs including that gay marriage is inconsistent with Biblical teaching, refused to make a cake which had been ordered by Mr. Lee, a gay man, and which bore (as well as a picture of ... ...
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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q4 2018
Supreme Court Rules that Refusal to Bake “Gay-Cake” Was Not Discriminatory - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On October 10, 2018, the UK Supreme Court held a bakery ...... ... of sexual orientation, religious belief or political opinion when they refused to provide him with a cake stating the words "Support Gay Marriage." The Court noted that the rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights required that a ... ...
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Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation
... ... a customer alleged the Bakery had discriminated against him on the basis of his sexual orientation and his political views in support of gay marriage ... In May, 2014, to mark an international event against homophobia, the plaintiff customer Gareth Lee ordered a cake from Ashers Bakery with the ... ...
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