Here is a selection of links to some of some of Gavin Drake's recent articles:

  • Council and councillor join battle in court over prayers
    9th December 2011: Church Times

    This is a report about a Judicial Review brought in the High Court by the National Secular Society and former Bideford Town Councillor Clive Bone about the council's refusal to accede to Mr Bone's request for them to stop saying prayers at the start of council meetings.

  • Judge must decide on priests’ employment status
    2nd December 2011: Church Times

    This link takes you to two reports about a preliminary hearing in the Birmingham employment tribunal brought by the Revd Mark Sharpe against the Bishop and Diocese of Worcester.  The first article on this link is a summary of the second part of a week-long hearing and the second article is a background piece giving more details about the law behind the claim. 

  • QC: ‘Spirit of Trollope is alive’
    25th November 2011: Church Times

    This is a report about a preliminary hearing in the Birmingham employment tribunal brought by the Revd Mark Sharpe against the Bishop and Diocese of Worcester.

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