James Hand

Even after 11 years @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, there are still mystery further buildings to discover!

Calling law students interested in public law: the ALBA mooting competition is now under way. Details here. Academics/practitioners - please pass on. adminlaw.org.uk/event/the-ca...

As with gallons, Imperial measures in Britain aren't the same as those in the US. They don't even have the Scaramucci over here.

From draper’s apprentice to attorney-general: Sir John Rolt and the 1867 Reform Act With this year marking the 150th anniversary of the passing of the Second Reform Act, our MP of the Month is one of the lesser known architects of this measure, the attorney-general, Sir John Rolt,…

A surprising number of the MPs in our 1832-68 project came from humble backgrounds. John Rolt, born #OnThisDay 1804, began his working life as a draper’s apprentice. Find out more about his rise to the position of attorney-general here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/f...

CfP: Special Issue on Social Change and the Role of Advertising Regulation: New Challenges and Opportunities

Manuscript deadline: 31 July 2026

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May be of interest to #LawSky

Didn't know or had forgotten but apparently the Beaulieu river was at sometime known as the Exe www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HAM/
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Image of the the Thomson Reuters Book 'Glanville Williams: Learning the Law, 18th Edition' by Charlotte Harrison, Amanda Millmore

Out last month

Glanville Williams: Learning the Law, 18th Edition

Authors: Charlotte Harrison (UoP), Amanda Millmore (Reading)

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NEW on Wonkhe: Staff in higher education are motivated by many factors – David Kernohan assesses the gap between aspiration and experience buff.ly/T93OJLJ

The job market is so broken that Gen Z men are gambling their paychecks for a shot at instant millions: ‘$256K is about to go down on the table’ | Fortune Millions of Gen Z men are jobless. With unemployment stacked against them, many are gambling thousands away on blackjack and roulette, rather than climb the ladder.

Some interesting quotes

The job market is so broken that Gen Z men are gambling their paychecks for a shot at instant millions: ‘$256K is about to go down on the table’ fortune.com/2025/09/30/e...

Join us for an ICON meets TriCON webinar on October 17th on the rationale and risks of referendums!

Brilliant speakers, important topic.
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Websites change. Perma Links don't. Perma.cc helps scholars, journals, courts, and others create permanent records of the web sources they cite.

I have a perma.cc account AND an Internet Archive account now. I am UNSTOPPABLE.

Does your pet look good in a horsehair wig? Do they deserve to be seen and admired by thousands? Why not dress them up as a lawyer and submit their photo for inclusion in this year’s Law Paw Calendar (www.lawpawcalendar.com)? All proceeds will go to @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

My article 'Backdoor Executive Empowerment' is now available open access published by Legal Studies. The paper identifies 6 mechanisms the last UK Government used to obstruct democratic scrutiny of new changes it introduced to expand executive powers 🧵1/5

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This article argues that, despite recent challenges, the classical view—unlawful administrative acts are void & #judicial review is declaratory—is vital for upholding the #ruleoflaw.

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Sidney Ross: ‘You could say my legal career is an accident’ At 93, the oldest practising barrister in England and Wales tells Catherine Baksi how he launched a law career in his fifties after two decades as a lecturer

Sidney Ross, the oldest barrister still practising in England and Wales, talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Danish authorities say ‘professional actor’ responsible for airport drone attacks – Europe live Defence minister warns that hybrid incidents are ‘here to stay’ and Denmark will acquire ‘enhanced capabilities’ after second drone incident in Danish airspace this week

Bloody Thespians…

“Danish authorities say ‘professional actor’ responsible for airport drone attacks”

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‘Climate Overloading’ and Separation of Powers Arguments: Reflections on Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia — Australian Public Law Liz Hicks

In this post for auspublaw I share some thoughts on the recent Australian Federal Court decision of Pabai v Commonwealth. /1

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To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for In-person lectures have been a staple of university learning for centuries. But they are going out of style in an age of TED Talks and Tiktoks.

Hobbyhorse: at university, lectures remain an incredible format. They introduce & explore a huge amount of content in a short period of time. They scaffold further reading, with a personal twist. Workshops, etc, do their own thing, but don't replace effective lectures:

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled, 20 years after the landmark Hirst case, that an applicant prisoner's inability to vote in a UK General Election did not breach the Convention.

Hora v United Kingdom (23 September 2025): hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-244851

Some quick thoughts from me:

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Anyone with an interesting Postdoc idea related to critical legal theory, law/exception, public order, policing, strikes or critical engagements with human rights, drop me a line. The timeline is short on this (23rd of Oct) but its well worth applying: www.researchireland.ie/funding/gove...

Becoming a judge does not require that the candidate has never espoused beliefs on controversial political issues. Let alone that the judge has never volunteered for organisations providing free legal representation.

A strong democracy draws judges from all ranges of democratic opinions. //

Of his 10 ways, the comment about the House of Lords may have some merit but much of the rest seems to be populist rhetoric overcoming legal and constitutional accuracy - some surprising comments from a former SG and AG albeit briefly

Because it isn’t artificial ‘intelligence’ at all…

This is a really good illustration of how people have a poor handle on their positioning relative to others.

If you'd asked me, I'd have imagined I was perhaps a bit above average in my number of followers. I'd have had no idea I'm approaching the 99.9th percentile.

8.10 from https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9384/CBP-9384.pdf Sept 2025

8.10 from https://web.archive.org/web/20250313235653if_/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9384/CBP-9384.pdf Feb 25

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The inclusion of FWS is understandable but the prominence of s.1 above all others seems less so (even if it is to be brought into force)

The United Kingdom constitution - a mapping exercise A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.

A Sept version of the Commons Library Note The United Kingdom constitution – a mapping exercise commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri... is out today. Equality law is of course a very small element of a sizeable doc but some curious changes from the Feb version.

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A new legislative framework for UKSA A look at the causes of the many data issues in the Office for National Statistics and reading the various inquiries into its parent body, UK Statistics Authority, it is clear that the governance s…

Credit to Simon Briscoe and others for coming up with a detailed new plan for the statistical system. ONS should fall under the control of a Cabinet Office Minister, but there should then be a new form of parliamentary oversight of all statistics
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Have you ever wondered: what’s in the numerous domes of the Royal Pavilion Brighton? One houses the archive & did some digging there today also re 19th century painter Rosa Bonheur, one of the few women to infiltrate a male dominated arts elite, whose work is discussed in Gambart v Ball (1863).

Building Research links between UK and Ukraine

Congratulations to Andrii Zharikov and Joe Sekhon on their promotion to Associate Professor this month in recognition of their research and innovation work inc

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