Brussels, 26/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The homophobic statements by the owner of a professional football club may shift the burden of proof onto the club to prove that it does not have a discriminatory recruitment policy. In this respect, the appearance of discrimination based on sexual orientation may be refuted by a body of consistent evidence.
This was the ruling reached by the EU Court of Justice on Thursday 24 April (case C-81/12), in response to questions referred to it by the Court...