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Litigation Letter

Servant of God?

New Testament Church of God v Stewart CA TLR 20 November

The claimant, who is a minister of religion, presented a claim for unfair dismissal after his pastorhood was terminated. Counsel for the church submitted that since the claimant’s work had been done pursuant to a spiritual vocational calling, the employment tribunal had been wrong to find that there had been an intention to create legal relations.

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