Ecclesiastical Law | UK Bar

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. The set is praised by interviewees as "very active in ecclesiastical law." 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. Paul Coveney is the senior clerk.

Pump Court Chambers' barristers have 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. The set is praised for its ability to "offer advice and expertise from both a broad and wide perspective." Members of Pump Court Chambers acted for the Revd William Bulloch, accused of adultery and additional misconduct.