14 Oct 2018
27 years ago, Peter Smith had contributed an authoritative analysis of Visitations in the Ecclesiastical Law Journal (Smith, P. (1991). ‘Points of Law and Practice Concerning Ecclesiastical Visitations’ Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 2(9), 189-212. In a well-attended...
21 Jul 2018
At the ELS committee meeting on 5 June 2018, we welcomed four new trustees, recently elected or co-opted to the committee: Luke Tatam (standing back left in the photograph), Ben Harrison (back right), Ruth Arlow (front left), and Paul Benfield (front right). We...
13 Jul 2018
For the fourth successive year, the Ecclesiastical Law Society sponsored the Inter-Inn Mooting competition which concluded with the final on 3 July 2018. Hosted by Lincoln’s Inn, with excellent organisation by Clare Shepherd and Charlie Taylor, the finalists were...
13 Jun 2018
2018 has seen the Ecclesiastical Law Society launching a new series of Northern Province Lectures. The first lecture, in April, saw Sir Mark Hedley, Deputy President of the Clergy Discipline Tribunal and Chancellor of the Diocese of Liverpool, speaking on Practical...
12 Jun 2018
A reminder that there are two free ELS lectures taking place this July, open both to members and non-members. On Tuesday 3 July, Baroness Berridge will be giving a London Lecture on “Freedom of Religion or Belief.” Her Parliamentary roles include membership of the...
