Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Gay Cake Case
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_in_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:citation gptkb:[2018]_UKSC_49
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 10 October 2018
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Ashers_Baking_Company_Ltd
gptkbp:endDate 2018
gptkbp:fullName Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and others
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Lady_Hale
gptkb:Lord_Mance
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lady_Black
gptkb:Lord_Hodge
gptkb:Lord_Kerr
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legalIssue freedom of religion
freedom of expression
discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:notableFor landmark case on discrimination and freedom of expression
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Gareth_Lee
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
freedom of expression in the United Kingdom
freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:result Supreme Court ruled in favour of Ashers Baking Company Ltd
gptkbp:startYear 2014
gptkbp:subject refusal to bake cake with pro-gay marriage slogan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashers_Baking_Company_Ltd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7