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Market Investigations Ltd v Minister of Social Security

[1969] 2 QB 173; [1968] 3 All ER 732; [1968] 3 WLR 1172

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)

Year1968

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

The fundamental test for a contract of service is whether the person engaged is performing the services as a person in business on his own account; control is relevant but not decisive.

Area of Law

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