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Direct member access to the Ecclesiastical Law Journal full archive
A new website feature makes it easier than ever for members to access the full online archive of the Ecclesiastical Law Journal.
Pemberton v Inwood [2018] EWCA Civ 564
Canon Jeremy Pemberton has lost his latest appeal against the revocation of his Permission to Officiate within the Diocese by the then Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the refusal to grant him an Extra Parochial Ministry Licence so that he could take up the post of Chaplaincy and Bereavement Manager with the Sherwood Hospitals NHS Trust.
Legal resources and directory added to ELS website
Two new features have been added to the ELS website: legal resources and a directory.
Society’s 31st Annual Conference held on ‘Gospel and Law in Theological Education’
The Ecclesiastical Law Society’s 31st annual conference was held on 17 March at St Bride’s Foundation, Fleet Street, London, on the topic of Gospel and Law in Theological Education.
Church Times article on Ecclesiastical Law
The Church Times has today published an article on the importance of ecclesiastical law in the life of the church, written by the Rt Revd Christine Hardman, Bishop of Newcastle. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of the Church Times.
Chairman’s Report 1 March 2018
Chairman’s Report in advance of the Society’s AGM during the forthcoming Day Conference on 17 March
Newsletter: Lent 2018 edition
The Lent 2018 edition of our newsletter is now available.
Fourth edition of Hill’s Ecclesiastical Law
The new edition of Mark Hill’s Ecclesiastical Law will be published in March. OUP is offering a 20 per cent discount against the publication price of £150.
Conference on Religious Freedom announced
The McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life has opened registration for its conference ‘Is Religious Freedom Under Threat? Trans-Atlantic Perspectives,’ to take place 23-25 May 2018 at Christ Church, Oxford.
C of E and HMG joint accord on supporting digital connectivity
The Church of England has signed an accord with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport setting out how churches and other church properties could host new digital infrastructure.
Charity Commission draft guidance on relationships with connected non-charitable organisations
The Charity Commission has published draft guidance for charities on the proper management of their relationships with connected non-charitable organisations, which should be of interest to church charities with trading subsidiaries.
Papers for the 2018 AGM
Papers for the Ecclesiastical Law Society’s 2018 AGM can now be downloaded.
Mission and Ministry in Covenant
The Church of England General Synod has welcomed the joint report, Mission and Ministry in Covenant, on proposals for intercommunion and the interchange of presbyteral ministries with the Methodist Church
House of Bishops’ response to See of Sheffield review
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have announced the formal response from the House of Bishops to Sir Philip Mawer’s independent review into the nomination to the See of Sheffield.
Newsletter: Candlemas 2018 edition
The Candlemas 2018 edition of our newsletter is now available.
Bishop George Bell: further statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a further statement on the Report of the Independent Review by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC into the Church of England’s handling of the accusations against Bishop George Bell.
Consultation on cathedral governance
The Church of England’s Cathedrals Working Group has published a draft report on which it is seeking views via an online survey.
Five Faculty Cases from the City
The Society’s first London Lecture of 2018 was delivered by Philip Petchey, Chancellor of the Diocese of Southwark, on the topic of “Five Faculty Cases from the City.”