News
Letter from the Chairman: 3 June
A round-robin to update members on how the Society has been continuing its activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Northern Province Lecture to go online
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 equivalent technology, rather than in person as originally planned.
Newsletter: April edition updated
The April 2020 edition of our newsletter is now available.
Dr Frank Elms Robson OBE
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...
Charles George QC delivered the first London Lecture of 2020 on 19 February
Charles George QC delivered the first London Lecture of 2020 entitled ‘Do we still need the Faculty System?’
Reading group – Canons of the Church of England
The ELS is convening an online reading group on the Canons (now full).
ELS Working Party on the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003
Peter Collier QC is forming an ELS Working Party on the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, and is seeking members.
Mark Hill QC on the Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019
A briefing note on the subject of Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 by Mark Hill is available for download.
Sir John Laws (1945-2020)
We are saddened to learn of the death of Sir John Laws on Palm Sunday.
Newsletter: March edition
The March edition of our newsletter is now available, here.
From the Chairman: The ELS and Coronavirus: update
A message from the Chairman on how the ELS is responding to current public health concerns and the spread of Covid-19 and on future plans for the Society’s work.
Cancellation of Day Conference and AGM on 28 March
We regret to announce that, in response to the current Covid 19 pandemic, it has been decided that the ELS Day Conference and AGM scheduled for Saturday 28 March should be cancelled.
Newsletter: February edition
The February edition of our newsletter is now available, here.
Peter Collier QC has delivered the first Northern Province lecture of 2020 on the subject of Safeguarding
The Ecclesiastical Law Society welcomed the Rt Worshipful Peter Collier QC, Chancellor of the Diocese of York, as the speaker at the first of the Society’s Northern Province Lecture series for 2020. His topic was “Safeguarding: From Ball and Banks to Beech via Bell.”
Newsletter: January edition
The January edition of our newsletter is now available, here.
Chairman’s New Year message
The Chairman’s New Year message for 2020 has been posted.
Newsletter: December edition
The December edition of our newsletter is now available, here.
The Rt Revd Stephen Conway appointed as new ELS Vice Chairman
The Ecclesiastical Law Society is delighted to announce the appointment of The Rt Revd Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely as its new Vice Chairman.