Edited sentence: In July 2008, the tribunal found in Ladele's favour, however this ruling was overturned by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in December, 2008.In May 2008, the Christian Institute funded the legal costs of Lillian Ladele, a registrar from Islington, London, who took her employer, Islington Borough Council, to the London Central Employment Tribunal.Ladele claimed she had been subject to direct and indirect discrimination, and harassment in the workplace, on grounds of her religion.Ladele had refused to conduct civil partnerships on religious grounds, and following complaints from other staff she was disciplined under the Council's Fairness for All policy