Sacked vegan claims discrimination in landmark case – BBC News
‘A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: religious discrimination
Case Comment: Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Ors [2018] UKSC 49 – UKSC Blog
‘It must be a rare moment in legal history, when cakes are at the centre of Supreme Court Knights_S_146668decisions in the same year on both sides of the pond.’
UKSC Blog, 12th November 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
Acas on religion or belief discrimination at work – Law & Religion UK
‘Acas has published new guidance on religion and belief in the workplace, offering advice on how to comply with the provisions of the Equalities Act 2010 that protect employees against discrimination based on religion and belief.’
Law & Religion UK, 23rd May 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
ECHR Articles 9 and 14 – Local Government Law
‘In R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London (2018) EWHC 969 (Admin) a Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Whipple J) observed (paragraph 94) that in Eweida v UK the ECtHR emphasized the importance of the rights set out in Article 9, and stated that there are several things of importance to note about the terms of Article 9.’
Local Government Law, 1st May 2018
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Divisional Court has ruled that the Senior Coroner for Inner North London acted unlawfully in adopting a policy that resulted in Jewish and Muslim families facing delays in the burials of family members, contrary to their religious beliefs. The policy was held to amount to an unlawful fetter upon her discretion, and also to be irrational, to breach Articles 9 and 14 of the ECHR and to amount to indirect discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010 (“EQA”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Law Pod UK Ep. 20: Assessing discrimination in faith-based state schools – 1 COR
‘Following Ofsted winning a judgment against an Islamic co-education state school, Rosalind English talks to Rajkiran Barhey about measuring unlawful discrimination in cases where two groups of students are treated equally, but separately, by their school.’
Law Pod UK, 21st December 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Why Does the UK Allow Schools to Discriminate Due To Religion? – Rights Info
‘Around the world, there are very few countries which allow schools to pick pupils on the basis of their faith. The UK is one of them.’
Rights Info, 18th December 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
Essop & Naeem in the Supreme Court: giving answers and provoking new questions in indirect discrimination – Cloisters
‘This summer’s Supreme Court decision in Essop reinstated the established postition in indirect discrimination cases – that there is no requirement for a claimant to establish the reason for disadvantage arising from the provision, criterion or practice in question.’
Cloisters, 6th December 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
Jewish teacher wins tribunal after she was sacked for living with her boyfriend – Daily Telegraph
‘A Jewish teacher has won a tribunal after she was sacked for living with her boyfriend outside of wedlock.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ofsted accused of racism over hijab questioning in primary schools – The Guardian
‘Ofsted’s recommendation for inspectors to question Muslim primary school girls if they are wearing a hijab has been condemned as “kneejerk, discriminatory and institutionally racist” by more than 1,000 teachers, academics and faith leaders.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
British law must recognise Muslim marriage ceremonies – The Guardian
‘If the UK could do it for Quakers 250 years ago, is it too much to ask parliament to consider the needs of newer faith communities?’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Law and religion round-up – 5th November – Law & Religion UK
‘A week in which the Westminster sexual exploitation scandal continued to claim scalps, there was an important report on House of Lords reform – and Brexit rumbled on’
Law & Religion UK, 5th November 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Black and Muslim prisoners suffer worse treatment, study finds – The Guardian
‘Black and Muslim offenders are more likely to be badly treated in prison, leading to poorer outcomes and mental health concerns, research has found.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
The muslim foster carer case again – what else has emerged? – Transparency Project
‘This week the court held a further hearing, the IRH or Issues Resolution Hearing. In terms of the progress of the case itself, press reports tell us that little AB’s future will be decided at a final hearing in December, meaning that the proposed plan for her long term care is in some way disputed, it seems by the child’s mother. The details are unclear.’
Transparency Project, 2nd October 2017
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
English marriage law discriminates against minorities – celebrants could change that – Law & Religion UK
‘Getting married is a major life event. Not only is it a public affirmation of one person’s commitment towards another but it also results in significant life-changing obligations. The marriage ceremony should mean something to both people, as well as being valid and enforceable in law. But at the moment, English law does not allow all citizens to get married in a way that meets their needs.’
Law & Religion UK, 5th August 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Christian magistrate in gay adoption row set for legal battle with 0NHS bosses – Daily Telegraph
‘A Christian magistrate who lost his job and then his role as an NHS director for speaking out against adoption by same-sex parents will this week sue NHS bosses claiming political correctness can prevent Christians holding public posts.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police and prosecutors ‘failing to protect British Jews from hate crime’, new data suggests – The Independent
‘Police and prosecutors have been accused of betraying British Jews by failing to crack down on anti-Semitic crime. New research suggests suspected hate offences targeting Jewish victims surged for the third consecutive year in 2016, reaching the worst level on record.’
The Independent, 15th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
General Pharmaceutical Council guidance on religion, personal values & beliefs – Law & Religion UK
‘The General Pharmaceutical Council – the independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain – has published In practice: Guidance on religion, personal values and beliefs.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th June 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Does an employer discriminate by behaving inconsistently with religious values? – Keens-Betts – Law & Religion UK
‘Can an employee claim direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of religion because she feels that her employer’s behaviour is inconsistent with what she understands to be “the Christian way of life”? That was one of the issues raised in Miss M Keens-Betts v The Anthony Gregg Partnership Ltd [2017] UKET 2208102/2016.’
Law & Religion UK, 1st June 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose appeal to block New Moston inquiry – Law & Religion UK
‘In Tayo & Ors (Trustees of Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses) v Charity Commission for England and Wales [2017] UKUT 134 (TCC), the trustees of Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses lost their appeal against the First Tier Tribunal’s refusal in 2015 – which we noted at the time – to review the Charity Commission’s decision to open a statutory inquiry into the charity under s 46 Charities Act 2011.’
Law & Religion UK, 5th April 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
