In early March, senior judges in Belfast decided that Northern Ireland’s Attorney General, John Larkin QC, has raised an arguable case that anti-discrimination laws in the Province directly discriminate against those who hold certain religious beliefs.
Simon Calvert of The Christian Institute said: ‘These questions will now be fully argued when the appeal comes before the court in May.’
The case surrounding McArthurs’ bakery has cost both sides an estimated total of over £100,000. For a cake that cost £36.50, it is perhaps fair that people ask whether the Equality Commission should have chosen to bring the legal action.
