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Upcoming Lectures in London and Leeds
Each year we plan a full programme of events. These include London lectures, Northern Province events, day or residential conferences, online lectures, and training events both online and in-person. You can see all the events which have been announced so far on our...
Michaelmas 2026 Newsletter
As this Michaelmas edition of the Newsletter goes to press, the practical consequences of legal and regulatory change for churches and faith bodies are once again coming sharply into view. Questions concerning the care and funding of places of worship remain particularly pressing.
Beacon Cyber Security Incident
On Wednesday 29th July 2026, Beacon, our CRM software provider, became aware that they may have experienced a cyber-security incident. They immediately engaged external cyber-security experts to help investigate and secure their systems. Their current understanding is...
April 2026 Newsletter
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November 2025 Newsletter
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Professor Norman Doe made fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society
Following his London Lecture on 9 July 2025, Professor Doe was awarded a fellowship of the Ecclesiastical Law Society.
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew made Fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society
On Saturday 21 June, His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, gave the final keynote address at our 2025 Conference ‘Nicaea Received’, and was then awarded a Fellowship of the Ecclesiastical Law Society.
ELS treasurer Moira Astin appointed Bishop of Crediton
The Ven Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate, has been nominated to the Suffragan See of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter
Election of Pope Leo XIV
Lee Coley welcomes the election of the new pope.
ELS Newsletter April 2025
The ELS newsletter for April 2025 has been published.
Ecclesiastical Moot 2025 at Nottingham Law School
Jack Stuart reports the success of this year’s annual Ecclesiastical Moot at Nottingham Law School.
Peter Collier KC relaunches Northern Province lecture series
It was a great joy for the ELS to relaunch the Northern Province lecture series on 20 March 2025.
New MA Church Law degree approved at St Padarn’s
A new postgraduate canon law programme with an Anglican focus has been approved, and teaching will begin this September.
Nicaea Received – tickets for our 2025 Conference now on sale
Tickets for the 2025 ELS Conference “Nicaea Received: 1700 years of Canons, Councils and Ecumenism” are now on sale to ELS members.
Response to the Law Commission’s consultation on Burial and Cremation
The Ecclesiastical Law Society is pleased to announce the publication of a response to the Law Commission’s October 2024 consultation on Burial and Cremation which has been submitted by a working party of the Ecclesiastical Law Society.
The Arches Court Lecture
The ELS is pleased to advertise a lecture on the Arches Court taking place at the Temple Church, London, on 26 March 2025.
Geoffrey Tattersall KC
The Society was sad to receive news of the death on 5th January 2025 of Geoffrey Tattersall KC at the age of 77.
ELS Newsletter December 2024
The ELS newsletter for December 2024 has been published.