Lillian Ladele ruling upholds equality law
The Appeal Court has ruled that Islington Council was justified in compelling its employee, registrar Lillian Ladele, to perform same-sex civil partnership ceremonies to which she objected on religious grounds. Ms Ladele tried to argue that her rights under EU employment law not to suffer discrimination due to her religious views took precedence. But her argument that as a Christian she should not be forced to carry out duties conflicting with her opposition to homosexual relationships was dismissed.
17 Dec 2009