Should EU court let bosses ban hijabs?

Judges would have received different advice if their colleague had not been sacked

A former member of the European Court of Justice has publicly disagreed with an opinion issued by the advocate general who was brought in to replace her last year.

Eleanor Sharpston QC has just published a “shadow opinion” on two high-profile cases currently under consideration by the court. The claims were brought against employers in Germany by women w…