As one of the firms on the Methodist Panel of Solicitors, Blake Morgan has recently further invested in the team supporting Managing Trustees who need legal advice in the work they undertake on behalf of their local church, circuit or district.

It is that time of year again when all local churches, circuits and districts need to consider their data protection responsibilities and the way in which they use and protect information relating to other individuals.

We would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of the new streamlining page on TMCP’s website (Link: Streamlining Page) together with a suite of resources to help Managing Trustees follow the new streamlining process.

The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes are currently recruiting to cover a forthcoming role, providing legal support to the Legal and Constitutional Practice Team of the Connexional Team. Details of the position are given below, together with contact details for expressions of interest, which should be accompanied by a CV by 10th January 2022.

The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (known as “Natasha's Law”) came into effect from 1 October 2021 in England and Wales. Natasha’s Law is named in memory of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse who died in July 2016 following an allergic reaction to a prepacked sandwich bought from Pret-A-Manger.

We would like to take this opportunity to announce the launch of the new streamlining process which has been introduced by TMCP to reduce the time that is spent on simple property sale transactions where one of the Methodist panel solicitor firms (panel firm) are being instructed by Managing Trustees. This new streamlining process is being rolled out from 1st September 2021.