03 Jun 2020
Dear Member, This round-robin is intended as an update to members on how the Society has been continuing its activities notwithstanding the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and to express thanks to all those who have gone the extra mile to support the work of...
07 May 2020
The second Northern Province lecture in the 2020 series is to be given by Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley on “Law and life in the Anglican Communion” on 25 June at 5:30pm. Due to the present circumstances, we are intending for this lecture to take place online, using Zoom or...
30 Apr 2020
The April edition of our newsletter is now available slightly updated here.
26 Apr 2020
John Rees writes… Frank Robson was a founding member of the Society and its distinguished Chairman for a number of years. Having qualified as a solicitor with a family firm in Northumberland in the early 1950s, he took a break from legal practice to read theology at...
21 Apr 2020
The Ecclesiastical Law Society was delighted to welcome the Rt Worshipful Charles George QC, Dean of the Arches and Auditor, to deliver the first of the 2020 London lectures entitled ‘Do we still need the Faculty System?’ on 19 February. Following a brief history and...
21 Apr 2020
The reading group is now full, and cannot at present take any more participants. Watch this space for future plans. The Ecclesiastical Law Society is convening an online reading group studying the Canons of the Church of England. This will take place fortnightly on...