Dominic de Cogan

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Here is a free sample chapter from 'Tax, Public Finance, and the Rule of Law' edited by Dominic de Cogan, Alexis Brassey and May Hen bit.ly/43axWzr

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Out now: 'Tax, Public Finance, and the Rule of Law' edited by Dominic de Cogan, Alexis Brassey and May Hen buff.ly/3XkPE1i

#TaxLaw #ConstitutionalLaw

Any public lawyers suffering existential ennui should note that Trump's tariffs are possible thanks to (i) a sweeping transfer of Congressional taxation powers to the executive under an emergency powers rubric & (ii) case-law hollowing out the US non-delegation doctrine. See, we matter!!

Got it. Great stuff, thank you!

Would love to read this but the link now seems to be broken. Is there anywhere else I can get hold of it? Looks fantastic.

Really excited to have this new article out: "Six Myths of Judicial Independence"

Since I began this project it has become increasingly relevant. The Rule of Law depends upon free and independent courts - but what this means is beset with myths

www.uwa.edu.au/schools/-/me...

This is a genius way of dealing with the scourge of AI summaries, not to mention the added enjoyment that it will bring to tax research.

My warmest congratulations to @amy-lawton.bsky.social for her appointment as the next Chair of the Tax Research Network and to Terry Filer and Sara Closs-Davies for their appointment as Deputy Chairs. These are fantastic appointments and point to a bright future for the organisation.

This looks like a great opportunity to join a strong and welcoming Law team.

Delighted to see this volume on the shelves. Thanks to Roberta Bassi @hartpublishing.bsky.social, @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and to all the authors .

Some wonderful writing in here, which I hope is widely read: the chapters are also available on Bloomsbury Collections Online.

Webinar on 10 February 2025: Applying to Cambridge Law as a mature student

📢Don't miss the 2nd 'Exploring Legal Futures' webinar on Monday at 5pm - If you are thinking of applying as a 'mature' student (ie. 21 or over when you start your studies) then this event is for you:

🔗https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/access-outreach/exploring-legal-futures-webinars

If you missed this event last night, you can watch a recording now at: youtu.be/f2QbxvB6y2w

University Assistant Professor in EU Law advert

📢 Interested in joining our academic team? Applications are open for our Assistant Professorship in EU Law to teach at UG and PG level, conduct & supervise research, and participate in the Faculty. Apply now:

🔗https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2025/02/university-assistant-professor-eu-law

Come join us at Cambridge as our new Assistant Professor in Private Law! The private law colleagues are absolutely lovely and you'll grow to appreciate the public lawyers (we're an acquired taste 😉)

Details below, deadline is 2 March 2025
www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2...

Thank you for all the kind comments about the book. There will be a proper launch event in Cambridge on April 30 (still finalising the finer details...)

If you are interested in coming along, please feel free to let me know.

BlueSky has been a good experience so far but there are a lot of spam followers floating around. I've blocked quite a few of them but hope that I've not blocked any genuine accounts. If you're aggrieved about me doing this, it may be a mistake - please contact me by other means and I'll correct.

Tax Law in Times of Crisis and Recovery is now out in paperback, for anyone still looking for a stocking-filler for a tax-inclined friend! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/tax-law-i...

Publication day klaxon! My book with Aileen Murphie and Laurence Ferry on the NAO is published today. It covers the NAO's history going back to 1983 (though I couldn't resist a little dalliance in Gladstonian accounting) and it explains how the NAO has changed during the period.

I have a joke about res ipsa loquitur

What a fantastic thread this is. Reposting mainly so I can find it later!

Yet another example of why 'boring' is not always a criticism when it comes to tax and public finance, just like constitutional law. France is also getting a little too exciting, though not on this level.

75 years of Basic Law in Germany: constitutional highlights and challenges - British-German Association This year, the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) is 75 years old. It is the foundation of Germany’s democratic constitutional state. After the peaceful...

The German Basic Law turned 75 this year and I am delighted to speak alongside Prof Masing and Lord Mance at the British-German Association on 4 December 2024 at 18:30: britishgermanassociation.org/event/75-yea...
The event is online only (Zoom), register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.

The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.

Really pleased that my review of Yvette Lind and Reuven Avi-Yonah's edited volume, 'Taxation, Citizenship and Democracy in the 21st Century' has now been posted. In short, the book is good.

The advert for the Whewell Professorship

Following the sad announcement of the retirement of Professor Eyal Benvenisti, we are seeking applicants for the prestigious Whewell Professorship: the applicant must have an outstanding track-record as a scholar and teacher of Public International Law: www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2...