In an increasingly secular society and working environment, we provide opportunities for Catholics in law to meet and socialise and to stay in touch with the transcendent dimension of life.
We do this by convening the Red Mass and Advent Service, an Easter Lecture and a Summer Reception. Through our activities our members build lasting friendships, find guidance and thrive,
both professionally and spiritually.
Our identity as Catholics brings us together. We are inspired by the courageous example of our patron St Thomas More, “the King’s good servant, and God’s first".
We aim to undertake our work in the administration of justice in accordance with the highest standards of personal and professional integrity.
We extend a warm welcome to all our members and guests who attend our beautiful liturgical occasions and convivial social events.
President
Sir Martin Spencer is a Justice of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales. Educated at Ampleforth College and Hertford College, Oxford, he was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1979 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2003. He practised from Hailsham Chambers from 1981 to 2017, until he was appointed a judge of the High Court.
Secretary
Stephen Hart is a solicitor working for the Government Legal Service. He has been Secretary to the Thomas More Society since 2007.
Treasurer
Cliona O’Tuama is a private client solicitor and is the principal of her own firm in London EC4 which she established over twenty years ago. She practises in the areas of tax, trusts and Probate. She is a governor of St George’s Catholic School in Maida Vale, London, appointed by the Diocese of Westminster.
Membership Secretary
Michael d’Arcy was educated at Bradford Grammar School and studied physics at Balliol College, Oxford. After a DPhil and post-doctoral research he migrated to law and was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 2008. He practises in commercial law at One Essex Court.
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