In re St Peter and St Paul, Chingford – WLR Daily
In re St Peter and St Paul, Chingford “In carrying out the balancing exercise necessary in considering whether or not to grant a faculty for the installation of telecommunications equipment it was...
View ArticleChurch court says yes to mobile mast – OUT-LAW.com
“A church has been given permission to install a 3G mobile phone mast on its tower despite there being a risk that the mast will transmit pornography. An ecclesiastical appeals court has overturned an...
View ArticleIn re St Peter and St Paul, Chingford – Times Law Reports
Balancing mobile phone risks against benefits In re St Peter and St Paul, Chingford Court of Appeal “In carrying out the balancing exercise necessary when considering whether to grant a faculty which...
View ArticleIn re Hutton Churchyard, Somerset – WLR Daily
In re Hutton Churchyard, Somerset; [2008] WLR (D) 355 “Where responsibility for maintenance of closed churchyards had passed from a parish council to a local authority pursuant to s 215(3) of the Local...
View ArticleIn re St Peter’s Church, Draycott – WLR Daily
In re St Peter’s Church, Draycott; [2009] WLR (D) 105 “A consistory court should not exercise its jurisdiction to authorise the sale of a font in order to carry out repairs to a church, merely on the...
View ArticleIn re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily
In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton [2011] WLR (D) 43 “A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard...
View ArticleRegina (Rudewicz) v Secretary of State for Justice (Save Fawley Court...
Regina (Rudewicz) v Secretary of State for Justice (Save Fawley Court Committee and others, interested parties) [2012] EWCA Civ 499; [2012] WLR (D) 121 “It was for the Secretary of State of Justice,...
View ArticleIn re St Chad, Bishop’s Tachbrook – WLR Daily
In re St Chad, Bishop’s Tachbrook [2014] WLR (D) 24 ‘The fact that a churchyard was still in use for burials and interments and that a proposed building would take up space which could otherwise be...
View ArticleJudge bans widow from erecting gravestone saying her epitaph is...
‘A judge has banned a widow from carrying out her husband’s dying wish to place a headstone at his grave saying her loving epitaph to him is “over sentimental”. Full story Daily Telegraph, 13th October...
View ArticleEcclesiastical court judgments – June – Law & Religion UK
‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during June 2017.’ Full StoryLaw & Religion UK, 3rd July 2017Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
View ArticleEcclesiastical court judgments – July – Law & Religion UK
‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during July 2017.’ Full StoryLaw & Religion UK, 3rd August 2017Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
View ArticleReuse of graves – further considerations – Law & Religion UK
‘Re St Peter Terwick [2017] ECC Chi 2 is a relatively straightforward case concerning the development of a churchyard through the re-use of land formerly used for burial. However, it is important since...
View ArticleEcclesiastical court judgments – December – Law & Religion UK
‘Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during December 2017.’ Full StoryLaw & Religion UK, 16th January 2018Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
View ArticleHeraldic memorials in churches – Law & Religion UK
‘A recent judgment on the installation of a hatchment in the church of St Mary Magdalene, Adlestrop, includes an examination of the arcane rules of heraldry and their present-day relevance in the...
View ArticleFaculty Jurisdiction – further amendments, April 2020 – Law & Religion UK
‘On 1 April 2020, The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019 come into force; these make a number of important changes to the earlier Rules, including: the substitution of a new Part 4 dealing...
View ArticleLaw & religion in the consistory courts 2022 – Law & Religion UK
‘The post Law & religion in the UK courts 2022 highlights some of the most significant UK religion cases in the secular courts over the past year. Decisions of the consistory courts of the Church...
View ArticleProgress Pride flag as altar frontal – Law & Religion UK
‘At the end of January 2023, the Daily Telegraph carried the headline Pride flag on altar of ‘church of woke’ triggers almighty court battle. In September 2022, it had been announced that the Pride...
View Article“Due regard” and statutory guidance-(I) – Law & Religion UK
‘The requirement to have “due regard” to statutory guidance is an important obligation placed upon the various actors in both consistory court proceedings and tribunals considering the Clergy...
View ArticleRemoval of plaque from church for safeguarding reasons – Law & Religion UK
‘“Guidance on Contested Heritage issued by the Church Buildings Council and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England [in 2021] emphasizes that it is of particular importance to the Church that its...
View ArticleEcclesiastical court judgments – November – Law & Religion UK
‘Eleven consistory court judgments were circulated in November and relate to reordering, exhumation, and churchyards.’ Full StoryLaw & Religion UK, 30th November 2023Source: lawandreligionuk.com
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