Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers 2019

Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers 2019

The Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers met at the Venerable English College, Rome, 10-12 April 2019, thanks to the generous hospitality of the Rector, Mgr Philip Whitmore. The subject of this year’s Colloquium was “The Law of...

Thirty-second Annual Conference

The thirty-second annual conference of the Society  met 5-7 April 2019 in Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park. More information and reports of the proceedings will appear on this site in due course. Download Conference Booklet Frances Godden introduces the...

Obituary for Caroline Mockford

Caroline Mockford’s sudden death at the age of 57 on 5 March has rocked the legal establishment of the Church of England. Although she had been in post as Provincial Registrar for the Archbishop of York for only three years, her impact both in the Northern...

Congratulations to Jane Steen

The jury for the Deddens Thesis Award has agreed unanimously to make the 2018 Award to the Ven Jane Steen for her Cardiff Canon Law LLM dissertation, ‘Conscience and Change in Church and Law.’ The jury thought that her dissertation was ‘innovative and original’ and...

Book Launch: Norman Doe, Comparative Religious Law

The publication of Norman Doe’s new book on Comparative Religious Law will be of interest across the Ecclesiastical Law Society. Norman Doe is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at the Law School, Cardiff University, and course...