“The Church of England has backed draft legislation paving the way for a ban on clergy membership of the BNP – in spite of warnings about creating ‘martyrs’ to free speech.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A leading US litigator who has spent more than 20 years suing US-based paedophile priests and the church officials who moved them from parish to parish is joining a new legal practice dedicated to rooting out clerical sexual abuse in the UK.”
The Guardian, 10th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Catholic child welfare society which may face a multi-million damages claim over abuse at a school failed today to offload some of the liability.”
The Independent, 26th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former priest, James Robinson, who fled to the United States 25 years ago has been jailed for 21 years for the sexual abuse of young boys which began in the 1950s.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Church of England has paved the way for ordination of its first women bishops with new legislation that it hopes will prevent Anglicans splitting over the issue.”
The Sunday Times, 9th May 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A priest has been barred from holding a licence after he admitted sending ‘sexual and intimate’ text messages to a teenage parishioner.”
The Independent, 11th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge has denied the Church of England the power to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in a vicarage.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two Church of England bishops have begun legal proceedings to evict a defrocked cleric who is squatting in one of their properties.”
The Observer, 7th June 2009
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The Roman Catholic Church in Britain could face a surge of US-style compensation claims over child abuse after a former City lawyer yesterday won the right to claim £5 million in damages.”
The Times, 6th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A bigamist who married three women and left them in debt is on the run from police after being convicted in his absence.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A female vicar who told colleagues that she went on swinging holidays in the South of France and who turned up drunk to church services has been banned from practising for 12 years by the Church of England.”
The Times, 12th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Church of England could face paying out millions of pounds in compensation to opponents of women bishops who quit their posts over the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Church of England vicar accused of intimidating and spitting at parishioners was ordered to vacate his post by his bishop today.”
The Independent, 10th April 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A vicar accused of spitting at a churchwarden and acting ‘like a medieval pope’ faces the sack after a church court ruled he should be moved from his parish.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first vicar to appear before a new Church of England disciplinary tribunal has been suspended for four years for having an affair with a married woman.”
The Times, 24th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New Testament Church of God v Stewart
Court of Appeal
“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”
The Times, 20th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
New Testament Church of God v Stewart
“An employment tribunal was not required to approach its consideration of the nature of the relationship between a minister and his church with the presumption that there was no intention to create legal relations.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Clergy and other ministers of religion could be entitled to claim the same employment rights as secular employees for the first time after a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal.”
The Times, 20th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A vicar who allegedly had an affair with a married parishioner became the first member of the clergy to appear before a secretive new Church of England disciplinary tribunal yesterday.”
The Times, 4th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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