The Faculty Office has its origins in the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533. It is responsible for the regulation of the Notarial profession in England & Wales.
2/2 Sheila was instrumental in retaining the right of Masters of the Faculties to appoint and regulate notaries in England & Wales following the review of legal services regulation during her tenure which led to the passing of the Legal Services Act 2007.
Requiescat in pace
The Master of the Faculties, the Registrar and the staff of the Faculty Office were saddened to learn of the death of Sheila Cameron CBE KC MA LLM DCL on 2nd July.
Sheila was Master of the Faculties from 2001 until 2009. As well as being the first woman to hold that post, 1/2
Third Church Estates Commissioner
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The Church of England has announced that Sir Robert Buckland KBE has been appointed Third Church Estates Commissioner and will assume the role on 14 March 2025.
The Master of the Faculties, Morag Ellis KC and Chief Clerk, Neil Turpin, were delighted to be invited by the President of the Notaries Society, Suzanne Marriott, to join her at the service to mark the opening of the legal year at Westminster Abbey on 1st October
Our free webinars are back. On 4 July (10am-11am) we're hosting our 'Practical approach to determining remedies' webinar. Register now https://t.co/UK7vxmUJ8S #legalservices#ombudsman#legal
Foreign companies holding UK property will now have to identify their true owners in an official register launched to root out Russian oligarchs and corrupt elites using UK land to hide illicit wealth. More here https://t.co/U3nQJKcywu
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It was my privilege, on behalf of Archbishop Justin, and as Chair of the Council of the Archbishop’s Examination in Theology, to confer the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on two students, Michael Hopkins and Paul Williams at Evensong at Lambeth Palace today.
Congratulations to Charles George QC on the award of the Canterbury Cross for services to the Church of England in recognition of 'his unique contribution to the application and development of ecclesiastical law': https://t.co/ya7CdCjrVY.
Using legal services in a #pandemic
We’ve taken a look at some of the changing ways you can access #legalservices. Most aren’t totally new - but they have become more common during the pandemic.
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