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Supreme Court decision on biological sex

We have set out key aspects of the recent Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and its consequences for churches and Christian organisations.

Is your pastor an employee, office-holder or both?

Churches need to consider this question because there are significant practical differences between employees and office-holders and a number of recent cases may mean that pastors who thought they were only office-holders may actually be employees. The practical differences The table below sets out the main differences between office-holders and employees. Employee Office-holder only National … Read more …

Do you need a lawyer to set up a church plant?

“It was a great blessing to us to have a Christian firm of solicitors providing us with legal advice, primarily because our solicitors’ interests were very much aligned with ours – to build Christ’s church to the glory of God.” Find out more about how Emmanuel Exeter got started.

Introducing Richard Howes

Welcoming Richard Howes who advises on all aspects of property law, including sales and purchases, leases, development and investment.

The blessings of a family home?

How should we view our church building? In this article, Steve Wright our Head of Property asks if we might see our church building as our family home?

New Neonatal Care Leave Law

From 6 April 2025, there will be a new legal right to time off work for employees to care for a child of theirs that requires neonatal care (Neonatal Care Leave (NCL)).

Change to your charity’s company law obligations

When a charity is a company, it is subject to the rules governing companies as well as to the rules governing charities. New legislation is bringing significant change to companies in the UK, are you ready for that? Or do you need to make a change to your governance systems?