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This section covers the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England as well as the laws and regulations governing other denominations. It focuses in particular on the Faculty Jurisdiction, which regulates the usage of churches, churchyards and their contents, including such matters as alterations and extensions to church buildings, the reordering of church interiors, the disposal of church treasures, the exhumation of human remains and the erection of headstones or memorials. Disputes are dealt with in the consistory courts by barristers in their capacity as Diocesan Chancellors. This section also encompasses the discipline of clergy, under the Clergy Discipline Measure, and the employment status of clergy, together with doctrinal matters such as the ordination of women, the blessing of civil partnerships and the right of clergy to officiate at or enter into same-sex marriages. Appellate work in the Arches Court of Canterbury, the Chancery Court of York and the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved is also included.

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  1. Francis Taylor Building
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    Francis Taylor Building
    Ecclesiastical Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked
    Francis Taylor Building leads the way in the field of ecclesiastical law, offering the strongest concentration of experts of any set. Its barristers, many of whom hold positions as Chancellors or Deputy Chancellors in various dioceses, are noted experts on all matters ecclesiastical law-related, and many of them have written extensively on the subject. They are instructed by both the Church of England and private parties and are regulars in all the important cases of the day such as Re Jesus College, Cambridge. This was a ‘contested heritage case’ concerning opposition to the petition by Jesus College, Cambridge to remove a memorial to Tobias Rustat from the college chapel.
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  2. Pump Court Chambers
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    Pump Court Chambers
    Ecclesiastical Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked
    Pump Court Chambers houses a group of barristers with established expertise in the consistory courts and the Court of Arches. They are well versed in handling religious discrimination and human rights cases, church property and relic matters, and employment and discipline work as it relates to the clergy. Members of chambers acted for parties who opposed a petition by Jesus College Cambridge to remove a memorial to Tobias Rustat from the college chapel.
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