Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd (2018)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Ashers Bakery 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd (2018)
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:notableFor debate on religious freedom and LGBT rights
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Gareth_Lee
gptkbp:plotSummary Bakery refused to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan for Gareth Lee
gptkbp:predecessor freedom of conscience in commercial services
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:result Supreme Court ruled in favour of Ashers Baking Company Ltd
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Equality_Act_(Sexual_Orientation)_Regulations_(Northern_Ireland)_2006
Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ashers_Baking_Company_Ltd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7