Gray v Mulberry Company (Design) Ltd [2019]
Posted In: Case Law-
Decision Number
EWCA Civ 1720 -
Legal Body
England and Wales Court of Appeal (EWCA) -
Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Discrimination and Equality, Contracts of Employment
The claimant appealed against a decision that her belief that there was a human or moral right to own the copyright of her creative works, except when the creative work is produced on behalf of the employer, was not a philosophical belief under Section 10(2) of the Equality Act 2010 covering religious discrimination.
The claimant was employed by the respondent fashion company. She had access before particular items were launched and was dismissed after her refusal to sign a confidentiality agreement. This led to respondent to believe that she intended to copy the products. The claimant was worried that the confidentiality agreement would extend to her artistic work as a
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