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Registrar wins gay ceremony case

By Bob Sherwood

Published: July 11 2008 02:12 | Last updated: July 11 2008 02:12

A Christian registrar who refused to officiate over same-sex civil partnerships has won a discrimination case that could redraw the boundaries of anti-discrimination laws.

Lillian Ladele is set to receive thousands of pounds in compensation after an industrial tribunal on Thursday ruled that Islington council unlawfully discriminated against her because she refused to carry out the ceremonies “as a matter of religious conscience”.

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