04 Feb 2021
The ELS is today announcing a pan-Anglican initiative, which is to be undertaken jointly by the Ecclesiastical Law Society and the Centre for Law and Religion at Cardiff University. The ELS is establishing a number of virtual reading groups, to run between February...
02 Feb 2021
The Clergy Discipline Commission has issued revised guidance on penalties in clergy discipline cases. This replaces former guidance and applies both for the imposition of penalties by a tribunal and for penalties by consent imposed by bishops. Download Penalty...
17 Jan 2021
Public Law Wales has announced a webinar in co-operation with the Welsh Legal History Society, which the Ecclesiastical Law Society is pleased to advertise: The Church in Wales a Century On – the Disestablished Church and the Devolved Constitution Thursday 28th...
22 Dec 2020
The December edition of our newsletter is now available here.
16 Dec 2020
On 10 December 2020, the Ecclesiastical Law Society, in association with Villanova University, Notre Dame University, and the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, hosted a lecture by the Rt Hon and Rt Revd The Lord Williams of Oystermouth. This was a public...
04 Dec 2020
At the publication of the Society’s Working Party Interim Report on CDM, I indicated that there would be a further consultation regarding proposals for reform. That further consultation is now available and can be downloaded below. It comprises a number of specific...