01 Sep 2026
Birketts appoints Patti Russell and Ann Beswick to ecclesiastical team
"Birketts appoints Patti Russell to its Partnership and Ann Beswick as Registry Clerk in its ecclesiastical team; they will work in ecclesiastical law, including safeguarding and clergy discipline."
Patti Russell has particular expertise in high-profile and complex external reviews, safeguarding and clergy discipline cases and is recognised for her work on sensitive and strategically significant matters across the Church of England. Her arrival brings two further dioceses where she is Registrar—Canterbury and Rochester—and means Birketts now hosts the registries of the Dioceses of Norwich, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, London, Guildford, Exeter, Canterbury and Rochester.
Ann Beswick will serve as Registry Clerk and continue to support Patti in that role.