Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2009] All ER (D) 100 (Jan)
Court:	Employment Appeal Tribunal
Judge:	Elias J, Mrs M McArthur and Ms B Switzer
Representation	James Dingemans QC (instructed by Ormerods) for the employee.
	Helen Mountfield (instructed by Deborah Norman) for the authority.
	Karon Monaghan QC and Aileen McColgan (instructed by Liberty) for the intervenor.
Judgment Dates:	19 December 2008

Catchwords

Employment - Discrimination - Religious discrimination - Employee a devout practising Christian - Employee working as Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages - Employee refusing to register civil partnerships - Employer disciplining employee - employee complaining of discriminatory treatment - Employment tribunal upholding employee's complaint - Whether tribunal erring - Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, -  1, Pt 1, art 9.

The Case

Employment Discrimination. Employment Appeal Tribunal: The employee had not been subjected to unlawful direct or indirect discrimination on the grounds of her religious beliefs. The employment tribunal's conclusions to the contrary would be set aside.

Practice Areas

• Company Commercial
• Family
• Local Government
• Employment

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