“Roman Catholic adoption agencies could be allowed to act in accordance with their religious beliefs once more, under a move to be proposed in the House of Lords.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK Sikh Federation says it might take legal action over the Office for National Statistics’ 2011 census form.”
BBC News, 25th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Eweida v British Airways plc [2010] EWCA Civ 80; [2010] WLR (D) 37
“A Christian employee who had been suspended from work for wearing with her uniform a small, visible cross in breach of her employer’s staff dress code, which forbade the wearing of visible neck adornment, had not suffered unlawful indirect discrimination.”
WLR Daily, 15th February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Sikh pupils should be allowed to carry ceremonial daggers, Britain’s first Asian judge has said, following a case in which a 14-year-old was excluded for insisting on bringing his Kirpan blade to school.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers – known as Kirpans – to school and other public places, Britain’s first Asian judge has said.”
BBC News, 8th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A secularist group has lodged an official complaint against Cherie Booth QC after she spared a man from prison because he was religious.”
BBC News, 4th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Devout Christian Nadia Eweida is appealing today against a ruling which cleared British Airways of discriminating against her by asking her to stop wearing a cross at work.”
The Independent 19th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Christian registrar Lillian Ladele today lost her appeal against a ruling that she had not been discriminated against by being disciplined after she refused to conduct same-sex civil partnerships.”
The Independent, 15th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal is to rule on a claim brought by a Christian registrar disciplined for refusing to conduct same-sex civil partnerships.”
BBC News, 15th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A relationship counsellor from Bristol who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police worker who was sacked because he believed psychics can help solve criminal investigations is to go to court today to defend his right to legal protection from religious discrimination.”
The Independent, 12th November 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Controversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today [2nd Nov.], as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.”
The Guardian, 2nd November 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s most successful Jewish school told the supreme court today it had discriminated against a 12-year-old boy on religious rather than racial grounds.”
The Guardian, 27th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who claims he was unfairly dismissed from his job because he believes in climate change is attempting to have his environmental views recognised under religious law.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Sikh police officer who was told to remove his turban during riot training has won his discrimination case against Greater Manchester Police.”
BBC News, 1st October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A hospital trust has denied a nurse’s claim it is preventing her from openly expressing her religious beliefs.”
BBC News, 20th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Sikh police officer was ‘humiliated’ by his Greater Manchester Police colleagues after refusing to remove his turban for training and undergoing practices that would breach his faith, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A school receptionist is suing her employers amid claims that they were ‘anti-Christian’ by suspending her following a dispute over her faith, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Sikh police officer suffered racist and religious discrimination during training, an employment tribunal found.”
The Independent, 27th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A group of witches is claiming religious discrimination after church leaders banned them from using its social club.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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