18th Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers

29 May 2018

The eighteenth Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers met 27–28 May 2018 at Jesus College, Oxford, to discuss the topic ‘Canon Law in Action.’ On the Anglican team, papers were contributed by Sion Hughes Carew (Church of England Legal Office), the...

New Data Privacy Policy

16 May 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect on 25 May. In preparation for this, the Society’s committee has undertaken an audit of the data we hold and ensured our policy is in line with the new regulation. A new data privacy policy has been published,...

Religion and the Genuine Occupational Requirement: Egenberger

18 Apr 2018

In Vera Egenberger v Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung eV [2018] EUECJ C-414/16, the Grand Chamber has reaffirmed that where religion or belief organisations impose a Genuine Occupational Requirement when recruiting staff, that requirement must be...

Wales and the ecclesiastical exemption: consultation

16 Apr 2018

Cadw has issued a consultation on: the draft Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Order 2018; draft best-practice guidance, Managing Change to Historic Places of Worship in Wales: the Ecclesiastical Exemption; and draft...