
Leigh Janes
Senior Associate in employment law at BDBF LLP, London; specializes in discrimination, whistleblowing, and tribunal claims.
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Jul 6, 2026
A Clash of Rights | Reopening the Appeal in Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd
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Clare BreretonHOST
So could you just outline for us the key claims that she brought and the procedural history? Because obviously it didn't stop in the employment tribunal, which is why we're talking about it today.

Leigh JanesGUEST
And those claims included direct discrimination, harassment and breach of contract.

Leigh JanesGUEST
And in a nutshell, the direct discrimination claim was pursued on the basis that her contracts were terminated because of her religious beliefs and the way she had manifested those beliefs through her social media posts.

Leigh JanesGUEST
And she argued that both the theatre and the agent had been motivated by concerns about discriminatory reactions, so the reactions of the audience, the reactions of the cast and the reactions of society in general.

Leigh JanesGUEST
The harassment claim was pursued on the basis that Miss Amuba believed that both respondents had caused or contributed to the social media storm and the kind of backlash that had followed.

Leigh JanesGUEST
She also ran the argument that the respondents' actions constituted a violation of her Article 9 right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and her Article 10 right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Clare BreretonHOST
I wonder if to wrap up Lee you could just take us through some points about what this means for employers and employees going forwards and what our listeners may need to be aware of or think about should they find themselves in this kind of situation.