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More answers to readers’ queries and comments
Below is a further compilation of “Quick Answers” to questions which have arisen from searches of, or comments during the past couple of weeks, providing links to our blog posts addressing these issues. As before, the topics covered in these occasional posts do not necessarily represent our most-read blogs, but reflects the current interests of readers accessing the site on (mostly) contemporary issues.
General searches Question Quick Answer L&RUK Answer harry megan pre-nuptial A prenup for Harry and Meghan? (171129). It’s now post- nuptials, so too late for speculation. If there was one, it is unlikely that it would be in the public domain. ecclesiastical faculties “It is wrong to describe the Church of England’s consistory courts as “rarely used and archaic”, Dean of Arches. L&RUK reviews faculty judgments every month, and published and annual index . defibrillators on listed churches Defibrillators in churches , (180409). Some form of formal approval required under faculty jurisdiction; check with diocese. IICSA, apologies from ROSL, CEACES § IICSA, child migration, and the CofE , (180302). Separate apologies from CofE (re: CEACES) and from ROSL. assisted dying requête Guernsey Assisted dying – Guernsey , (180422). Assisted dying overwhelmingly rejected, but measures to improved quality of life and health to be investigated. can anglican priests refuse to take a christening? § No, but some do, although it is an ecclesiastical offence. Canon B22 §4 . uk debate on surrogacy and religion Reforming the law on surrogacy , (180225) Law Commissions’ (E&W, S) joint project expected to start Spring 2018 successful cases removing child’s life support § Seems an insensitive way to phrase it; however, it’s not an area we feature in any depth. Charlie Gard: the wider implications , (170728). registering a church in the uk See: Recent queries and comments, 9 September 2017 . gcse question: should church and state be separate Perhaps yes, perhaps no. Doesn’t the question expect you to decide? Case law related searches Question Quick Answer L&RUK Answer ferguson v uk echr 8254/11 Opposite-sex civil partnerships and judicial review [updated] , (141206). […]