Stuart Jones gives lecture on “The developing work of the Legal Advisory Commission: reflections from a current member”

May 24, 2024

On Thursday 23 May, Stuart Jones of Birketts LLP and Registrar of the Dioceses of London and Norwich delivered a lecture to the Society on “The developing work of the Legal Advisory Commission: reflections from a current member”. This was the first London lecture of the year, and the first to take place at the new venue for the lecture series, the Grosvenor Chapel, London, where lecture co-ordinator and ELS trustee the Revd Stephen Coleman is Priest-in-Charge.

Stuart Jones’s lecture summarised the historical background of the Legal Advisory Commission, and then explained in detail the Commission’s membership, purpose, and its work on recent Opinions. For many present, this lecture was their first insight into the inner workings of the LAC, and provided fascinating context for this important part of the legal landscape of the Church of England. Questions followed, and the discussion continued afterwards over refreshments.

The ELS is grateful to Birketts LLP for their sponsorship of the 2024 London lectures.