Gillian Douglas🦋

Mother vindicated after top judge overturns evidence of parental… Findings based on the evidence of Melanie Gill are thrown out by high court – and could open the door for more of the families affected

This judgment should make interesting reading when it arrives. A turning point, perhaps…and what a tragedy for this child that it took six years to set right… www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

Young men are the second most liberal group in the country after young women.

The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
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His work examines how learning-disabled adults are afforded (or denied) respect in public spaces, and how everyday settings can either reinforce or challenge societal assumptions.

🎧 Listen now on BBC Radio Wales (from 49:05) →
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Kars v Brown & Ors [2026] EWHC 31 (Fam) Ms Naomi Davey (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court). The High Court considered a claim for reasonable financial provision, brought by a former wife under the Inheritance (Provision for Family...

Kars v Brown & Ors [2026] EWHC 31 (Fam) .Ms Naomi Davey (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court). Claim for reasonable financial provision, brought by a former wife under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. summary by @alexbyrne94.bsky.social

LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473 Cusworth J. W’s sharing claim reduced by 40% on the basis of her ‘deplorable conduct’, through which the court had to view the case, and unequal contributions. The lack of readily quantifiable financi...

LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473. Cusworth J. W’s sharing claim reduced by 40% on the basis of her ‘deplorable conduct’ and unequal contributions. The lack of readily quantifiable financial loss attributed to the conduct was no bar. Summary by Albert Gibbon of @pumpcourtchambers.bsky.social

Looking for barristers/pupils for Kalisher Trust to participate in a mock trial on 25 February at Weavers Academy, Wellingborough and 26 February at The Bulwell Academy, Nottingham. Timing is 0930-early afternoon. Travel & small ex gratia payment available. DM me if you're free.

⏰ Time is running out to submit your entry to the Financial Remedies Journal Annual Essay Competition! ⏰

Entries close on Friday 30th January 2026.

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CHART OF THE MONTH

This month we look at publicly funded mediation, which has seen a substantial decline since 2013, with a 60% drop in assessments over 12 years, and a halving of successful agreements.

Read more on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker

If you’ve been following developments at the World Economic Forum, you’ll know that the international system is in flux.

A key challenge for policymakers is to navigate competing power aspirations and nodes of order. 🧵

Really interesting article

International Fellowships 2026 The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. Funding status Open for applications Career stage Early-career

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
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"The decisions during Covid too often ignored children’s needs."

After the Inquiry’s report, lawyers representing children & young people from @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social say the government must act NOW.

🔗 Read here ➡ hi.switchy.io/lIPh

#CovidInquiry

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Together with the @royalsociety.org, we invite applications for the International Fellowships 2026. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC

FPR PD 27A and Procedural Ambush – A Litigant in Person’s Perspective by Anonymous

'This article, the anonymous writer explains, is not about abuse during the marriage, but rather...'

Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/fpr-pd-27a-and-procedural-ambush-a-litigant-in-persons-perspective/

Ha! Just finished reading ‘You Are Here’ by David Nicholls about this (well, using the walk as the setting and conceit for the novel).

'Moral clarity and compassion': Former family chief Munby dies at 77 Tributes pour in to Sir James Munby, former president of the Family Division, who died suddenly on new year's day.

Tributes pour in for Sir James Munby, the former head of the family division of the High Court, who died suddenly on new year's days -- in the @lawsocgazette. www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/mor...

We are very saddened to hear about the death of Sir James Munby. His contribution to family law was immense, especially in the area of children's rights. During his retirement he continued to write learned and fascinating articles, including for this journal. An obituary will be forthcoming.

“If policies aren’t shaped with children in mind, we fail a generation.”

Children's rights lawyers welcome the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s call to make Child Rights Impact Assessments mandatory. @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social

📄 Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIPh

#CovidInquiry #ChildRights

British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.

Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
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Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case If I had a quid for every email that comes into my inbox about the use of AI in law, I’d be retiring. Horror stories about lawyers misusing AI, lying about using AI, dire warnings about hallucinati…

Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case

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Know someone looking to gain experience of cutting edge law reform work in a small, friendly team?

The deadline for these two paid internships is this Weds so please share them today with anyone who might be interested!

The contemporary relevance of the social sciences is a joint publication with @sagepub.com and demonstrates how the social sciences are contributing to the wellbeing of the UK through 8 broad principles supported with evidence & case studies. Download the report➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

New briefing & a guest blog by Alex Benn & Annie Fendrich on the Sentencing Bill, welcoming plans to cut unnecessary prison stays but raising concerns about how the changes will be resourced, among other things:

Briefing: justice.org.uk/briefings/se...

Blog: justice.org.uk/blogs/the-se...

New Academy report showcases the contemporary relevance of the UK’s social sciences – Academy of Social Sciences

Neat new report from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social on the value of social science to society
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Lammy urged to end ‘scandal’ of people imprisoned for own protection Exclusive: Removing courts’ power would help vulnerable adults and children and ‘free up jail spaces’, experts say, in wake of recent manhunts to find missing prisoners released by mistake

JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial.

Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.

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'Promises Unkept: Unpaid Child Maintenance and the Price of Inaction' by Lidia Beqiraj, Dere Street Barristers

https://financialremediesjournal.com/promises-unkept-unpaid-child-maintenance-and-the-price-of-inaction/

Excellent piece!

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Justice unveils blueprint to cut remand population Legal thinktank says too many people are being unnecessarily jailed before their trial.

It sets out a blueprint for improving decision-making in Magistrates’ Courts to:

📉 Reverse this over-use of pre-trial detention

🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Increase the diversity of the magistracy, &

⚖️ Improve fairness overall.

Read more: bit.ly/4nscTjX (3/3)