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New EAT judgment on religious discrimination sheds light on distinction between religious views...

In the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment of Page v NHS Trust Development Authority, handed down on 19 June 2019, the EAT held that a Claimant was not subjected to religious discrimination, when the reason for his dismissal from his post as Non-Executive Director (NED) was the way in which he had expressed his beliefs, as opposed to the beliefs themselves.

The Importance Of Clarity In Decision Notices

In May 2018 we reported on the Court of Appeal’s decision in London Borough of Lambeth v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2018] EWCA 844 to overturn the decision of an inspector to grant a certificate of lawfulness which allowed for a retail unit to be used without any restriction on sales.