Win for Christian ministry after judge refuses to strike out discrimination case
from Christian Concern:
A County Court judge has refused to strike out a Christian ministry’s discrimination case against Barclays Bank, following spurious attempts from the multi-billion-pound corporation to have it thrown out.
Core Issues Trust (CIT), which is being supported by the Christian Legal Centre, was notified in July 2020 that its banking facilities with top-ranking Stonewall employer, Barclays, would be stopped, following a coordinated harassment campaign by LGBT activists.
CIT is a non-profit Christian ministry, based in Northern Ireland, that supports men and women who voluntarily seek change in their sexual preference, expression and/or gender identity.
At the hearing before Judge Alastair Devlin, Barclays’ lawyers sought to strike out Dr Davidson’s case by suggesting that the court does not have jurisdiction to determine the legal action.
However, Judge Devlin refused, ruling in an oral judgment that the case could continue in the Northern Irish courts.
He also said that it was of note that no reason had been provided by Barclays Bank for the closure of two business accounts and that the lawyers representing the corporation had been given no instructions in this regard other than that there was no unlawful discrimination involved.
The case will now proceed to a full hearing in the County Court.
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