“How can we bring ourselves to do that which will deprive the Court of Chancery of one of its most attractive features?” W S Gilbert, Iolanthe Racial and religious hate

crime [...]

Mark welcomes back his friend and former colleague, Professor Marc DeGirolami of the Catholic University of America, for a conversation about Marc’s new book, The Constitution

of Practice. Drawing on questions they have discussed and debated for years, Mark and Marc explore the case for constitutional traditionalism, how it differs from [...]

On 10 September 2026, Lord Jackson of Peterborough placed the following Written Question. Prime Minister: Church and State On 10 September 2026, Lord Jackson of Peterborough

placed the following Written Question. Prime Minister: Church and State [...]

Review of the ecclesiastical court and other determinations judgments during September 2026 Summaries to the seven consistory court judgments reviewed during September are

listed below, with links to the L&RUK review. These included [*]: [...]

…so held Bishop Ch. in the recent determination of the Lincoln Consistory Court,  Re St. Mary Tetford [2026] ECC Lin 2, in relation to “a simple error in administration”

of burial plots. The relevant paragraph is reproduced below (with added emphasis); the ELA summary is here. [...]

“Had I needed to make a finding of fault in this matter, it is obvious that fault would have rested on the shoulders of a single person. I need say no more on the matter…” 

Re St Mary Whitchurch [2026] ECC Cov 3 [...]

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Marriage and Wedding Law [...]