The Charity Commission issues Official Warnings to the Diocesan Boards of Finance of Chelmsford and Liverpool over safeguarding – and their responses. lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/16/r... lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/17/r...

A farily brief note on Tafzi El Hadri and El Idrissi Mouch v Spain. lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/12/b...

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Scottish Government consultation on proposed changes to family law lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/06/s...

Haven't posted for ages (must do better). Three recent posts on L&RUK: Peter Edge on assisted dying: lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/05/c... Me on JWs and blood products: lawandreligionuk.com/2026/01/01/j... David's roundup of consistory court judgments in 2025: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/12/29/e...

“The bells, the bells” – a note on Re St Mary Magdalene, Richmond [2025] Ecc Swk 4: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/27/t...

Quran burning, freedom of expression and the limits of s.5 Public Order Act 1986: R v Coskun: rather long note on R v Hamit Coskun [2025] Southwark Crown Court 10 October: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/22/q...

Roundup: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Preventing a decent and lawful burial, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, East London Mosque charity fun run, Leaving the ECHR?, State visit to the Vatican `- & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/19/l...

Government response to the Law Commission’s report on weddings law: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/15/w...

Confiscated property, legal certainty and diverging case-law: note on Suverénní Řád Maltézských Rytířů – České Velkopřevorství v The Czech Republic [2025] ECHR 202: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/11/c...

Locking the church doors – religious pluralism and property rights: note on Religious Community of Svyato-Uspenskyy Parish of Rivne Eparchy of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ptycha Village of Dubenskyy District v Ukraine [2025] ECHR 223: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/10/15/l...

Guest post by Christopher Grozdoski on Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Against Scottish Event Campus Ltd [2022] SC GLW 33: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/09/09/r...

Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and actio popularis: a note on Figel’ v Slovakia [ECHR] 2025 - Figel's application was declared inadmissible: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/09/05/f...

A note on the judgment of the Church in Wales Disciplinary Tribunal, In the Matter of a Complaint against the Reverend Ryan Forey: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/25/d...

The Scottish Episcopal Church has announced that its General Synod will meet for a second time in 2025, specifically to amend the Canon for electing bishops in time for use during a forthcoming episcopal vacancy: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/20/e...

Res judicata: a note on Re Bingham Cemetery (No. 2) [2025] ECC S&N 3: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/18/r...

Roundup: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme funding tracker, G20 Interfaith Summit in Cape Town, exorcism in the C of E, choir schools, transgender issues after For Women Scotland - & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/17/l...

Spiritual conviction, medical ethics and the Court of Protection: a note on The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v YD & Ors [2025] EWCOP 31 (T3): lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/14/s...

David Scrooby looks at a recent constructive dismissal case in South Africa involving a Seventh Day Adventist pastor: Makombe v Cape Conference of the Seventh Day Adventists and Others [2025] ZALAC 22: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/13/w...

A note on Hegab v The Spectator (1828) Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2043 (KB): lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/12/w...

Repatriation, state funeral and burial: balancing public and family interests following the death of the former President of Zambia: guest post by Mark Hill KC on the recent High Court of Pretoria judgment in Government of Zambia v Lungo & Ors: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/10/r...

Russian violations of the ECHR: a note on the Grand Chamber’s judgment in Ukraine and The Netherlands v Russia [2025] ECHR (Applications nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22): lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/07/r...

Roundup: note on Wathen-Fayed v SofS for Housing, Communities etc [2025] UKSC 32 and s.2 Cremation Act 1902, Charity Commission official warnings, dismissals at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Choral Evensong as “Intangible Cultural Heritage” - & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/03/l...

Systemic failures and pastoral vulnerability in a clergy discipline case: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/08/01/s...

Limits of registration under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855: a note on R (Local Faith Ltd) v Registrar General for England & Wales [2025] EWHC 1795 (Admin): lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/29/l...

RIP Tom Lehrer: a great man. My particular favourite was The Hunting Song. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roundup: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, weird parliamentary questions, nicking lead – and more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/27/l...

A note on Rafiyev v Azerbaijan [2025] ECHR 171: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/10/p...

A note on a recent compliance investigation by the Charity Commission: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/07/i...

Roundup: burial records, Clergy Conduct Measure, humanist weddings again, Sheila Cameron RIP - & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/06/l...

Burial in the wrong plot: Re An Exhumation [2025] ECC Por 1: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/07/01/b...

Roundup: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, Archbishop of Wales retires, Scots consultation on dissolution of SCIOs, Gypsies and Travellers in Scotland, N Ireland consultation on dissolution of marriage & civil partnership, CofE General Synod - & more: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/29/l...

On Friday 20 June, the Commons gave the Third Reading to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/28/a...

Alternative Anglican Ordinations: guest post by Prof Andrew Atherstone on ordinations of seven Church of England lay minister by a bishop of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/25/a...

Roundup: Terminally Ill Adults Bill, abortion law in England & Wales, birth registration and deceased fathers, Clergy Conduct Measure, Data (Use & Access) Act 2025, Charities, wills & fundraising, Ecc Law Soc London Lecture, burying Hindu statues at sea: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/22/l...

Saw this carving of Jesus and thought - a bit Trump-y?

Roundup: non-stun slaughter of animals, Freedom of Expression (Religion or Belief System) Bill, humanist weddings, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Higgs v Farmor’s School again, and the Law Commission’s briefing sessions on New Funerary Methods: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/06/15/l...

The UK Government has provided the following response to the lawyers' letter on FWS:

Roundup: EHRC consultation after For Women Scotland Ltd, reporting racially- and religiously-motivated hate crime, more on the memorialisation to Thomas Corker in Falmouth church, Progressive and Reform Jews to unite, Charity Annual Return 2025 question guide: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/25/l...

Latest from TrumpWorld. For my part, I prefer "unsightly windmills".

Church of England response to Makin Review recommendations: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/22/c...

Most important news of the day: Durham beat Notts by seven wickets.

Roundup: Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme again, more on assisted dying legislation, a Charity Commission order, & parliamentary questions on Islam – and a bit on Magna Carta: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/18/l...

Amazing!

In a guest post, Professor Russell Sandberg looks rather critically at the latest instalment in the continuing saga of religious education in Scotland: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/09/t...

Bangor Cathedral Visitation Report: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/04/b...

Roundup: desecration of corpses, For Women Scotland again, Cardinal Becciu concedes, the new Minister for Heritage – and Pope Donald I?: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/05/04/l...

Ecclesiastical court judgments – April: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/04/30/e...

From this afternoon's Guardian web feed. One for those of us who still remember the old-style Grauniad with affection.

Happy St George's Day, transferred from 23 April. If you're into that sort of thing...