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Mark Hill KC is recognized as pre-eminent in the field of ecclesiastical law and religious liberty. He has represented clients in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, as well in the European Court of Human Rights, other international courts and tribunals, and the ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England.

He sits on the Panel of Experts of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, and advises foreign governments on freedom of religion, as well as conducting judicial training overseas including Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

He is Visiting Professor and Distinguished Fellow at Notre Dame University London Law Program where he is course director for its acclaimed module on International Religious Liberty. He is also Honorary Professor at the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University; Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria; Visiting Professor at the Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London and Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame University, Sydney.

Mark took silk in 2009 and was elected a Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2011. He was appointed President of the European Consortium for Church and State Research in 2012. He is Vice President of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, and a Director of the Board of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies.

He regularly publishes and lectures on matters of Church and State.