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24 April 2019
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Winckworth Sherwood—Darren Oliver

Adviser to Archbishop of Canterbury joins the partnership 

Winckworth Sherwood has announced the promotion of specialist ecclesiastical lawyer Darren Oliver to partner in its Oxford office.

Darren is registrar of the diocese of Oxford and deputy registrar of the diocese of Chichester. He advises bishops, clergy and other ecclesiastical bodies throughout Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex on matters ranging from burial and marriage law, to the use of church buildings and churchyards. His experience includes having advised the Archbishop of Canterbury on domestic and international issues.

Commenting on Darren’s promotion, managing partner Roger Fitton said: ‘Winckworth Sherwood is the leading law firm in the UK for all matters ecclesiastical. We have a strong team based in London and in Oxford and we are delighted to announce Darren’s promotion to partner.

‘Darren is one of our home-grown partners. He is enormously respected in ecclesiastical circles for the advice and insights he brings.’

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