Two recent appellate decisions have fuelled the debate surrounding the tension between religious discrimination and sexual orientation discrimination. However, they also have a more subtle aspect; they reignite the debate about where the line should be drawn between unreasonable behaviour and discrimination.This article examines the decisions in London Borough of Islington v Ladele UKEAT/0453/08 and English v Thomas Sanderson Limited [2008] EWCA Civ 1421 in this context.

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