Exhumation, reburial and judicial precedent: Re Sam Tai Chan

The issue of exhumation and reburial of remains in consecrated ground has been considered yet again, in Re Sam Tai Chan [2016] ECC Dur 2, Bursell Ch. The judgment is particularly interesting for including a detailed discussion of the relationship between the Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York and the rule of precedent in the ecclesiastical courts. Continue reading