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The Government has now published its response to the Law Commission’s report on weddings law. In a letter dated 4 October (the text of which was not mentioned in the MoJ Press release on the same day), Baroness Levitt, Parliamentary … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
In Religious Community of Svyato-Uspenskyy Parish of Rivne Eparchy of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ptycha Village of Dubenskyy District v Ukraine [2025] ECHR 223 (one of the longest case references I’ve ever seen), the parish (“Ptycha”) complained that, after a … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
On 14 October, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a letter to the Home Secretary on the policing of protests in the United Kingdom. He asks the UK Government to ensure that counter-terrorism legislation does … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
On 8 October 2025, the Church of England published the following report of the in-person meeting of the House of Bishops on October 6-8 at Cookham, Berkshire. House of Bishops meeting October 2025 08/10/2025 The House of Bishops met in … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
In this guest post, Simon Hunter, of 13 Old Square Chambers comments on the legal claim of the Zimbabwean victims of John Smyth against the Church of England On 4 October 2025 we posted Legal claim from Zimbabwean victims of John … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
In Suverénní Řád Maltézských Rytířů – České Velkopřevorství v The Czech Republic [2025] ECHR 202, the Czech Grand Priory of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta (thank you, Google Translate!) sought restitution of its property. Some had been … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
The law firm Leigh Day has been instructed by seven Zimbabwean victims of John Smyth to bring a legal claim against the Church of England, alleging that senior clergy and church officers orchestrated a cover-up that enabled Smyth to continue abusing … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
A week in which everything else paled into insignificance after the killings at the Heaton Park synagogue. The Archbishop of Canterbury On Friday, it was announced that the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London, is to be the … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
The Government has announced that HM the King “has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, for election by the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral in the place of The Right Reverend … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during September | Law & Religion UK
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Assisted Dying – The role of the House of Lords| Law & Religion UK
We have been made aware of a deeply regrettable data incident involving the independent Redress Scheme administered by Kennedys Law LLP.| Law & Religion UK
In a guest post, David Scrooby looks at a recent constructive dismissal case in South Africa.| lawandreligionuk.com
A crem is a crem is a crem?| Law & Religion UK
In R (Local Faith Ltd) v Registrar General for England & Wales [2025] EWHC 1795 (Admin), the applicant sought leave to judicially review of decision not to register a property in Basildon as a religious building under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 [1]. The property was owned by Basildon Estates Ltd, which leased it to another company, Room for Faith Ltd, which in turn sublet it to Local Faith Ltd [2].| Law & Religion UK
On 3 May 2025, the Church in Wales issued a Press Release on the Bangor Cathedral Visitation Report in advance of the address by Archbishop John to the cathedral congregation the following morning. The Press Release and associated material were covered in our post here. The Cathedral Chapter met on 12 May to agree the terms of reference of the Implementation Group identified in the Report. These together with the terms of reference for the Oversight Board are now available on the Bangor Cath...| Law & Religion UK
On 3 May 2025[*], the Church in Wales issued a Press Release on the Bangor Cathedral Visitation Report; the Press Release, which is reproduced in full below, includes links to:| Law & Religion UK