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Representation:
Mr James Dingemans QC and Ms Sarah Crowther instructed by Ormerods for Ms Ladele
Ms Helen Mountfield instructed by London Borough of Islington (Legal Services) for London Borough of Islington
Ms Karon Monaghan QC and Prof Aileen McColgan instructed by, and for, Liberty (as intervener).
Authority for the proposition that:-
discipline of a local authority Registrar for refusal, on religious grounds, to officiate at civil partnerships is unlikely to be religious discrimination. It is more likely (and in this case was) simply action based on her conduct.
For relevant general notes see Religious discrimination/new regulations 2003 and/or Unfair dismissal/conduct and misconduct as reason for dismissal
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prepared Dec 2009