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Re:EasyJet refuses to let columnist on board for sending cri... by ig1 on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @12:40PM (#6445623)
Freedom of speech was restricted in that case by a legal decision, as in the law was used to restrict free speech.

That's completely different from a company freely refusing to serve a customer because of opinions they expressed.

The customer would have no basis to challenge under the HRA, because there's no law or legal decision governing the refusal.

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Re:EasyJet refuses to let columnist on board for sending cri... by moocowduckquack on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @04:10PM (#6446978)
No, you would start with suing the company using the extensive freedom of expression protections in UK common law, then if the UK court didn't rule in your favour, but you felt it was in the wrong to do so, you then appeal against the court using the human rights act.
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Re:EasyJet refuses to let columnist on board for sending cri... by ig1 on Thursday September 26, 2013 @05:04AM (#6449620)
What's the common law basis you think you can bring the initial suit based on ?
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