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Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Ors (Northern Ireland) [2018] UKSC 49

Bakers could refuse to bake cake in support of gay marriage

In this case the Supreme Court overturned Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) decision that found that a bakery had unlawfully discriminated against a customer on the ground of sexual orientation and religious and political belief when it refused to bake a cake inscribed with support for gay marriage, which the owners of the bakery opposed on religious grounds.

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Case Summary Tag: 
Equality Act 2010 and Discrimination [1]
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[1] https://www.emplaw.co.uk/case-summary-tags/equality-act-2010-and-discrimination
[2] https://www.emplaw.co.uk/print/lawguide/lee-v-ashers-baking-company-ltd-ors-northern-ireland-2018-uksc-49