Brian Sloan

new Courts Bill includes the repeal of the statutory presumption that it's in children's welfare to maintain relationships with both parents when courts consider post-separation disputes

Celebrating Women in Legal History: Making and Shaping a Discipline

📖 @hartpublishing.bsky.social has published 'Celebrating Women in Legal History: Making and Shaping a Discipline' edited by @loreldridge.bsky.social, @dremilyireland.bsky.social and @carolinederry.bsky.social, championing the work of women in legal history:

Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/4tTmo0a

More so to you, for putting the whole collection together!

Dr Angela Merkel, Baroness Carr and Professor Philippe Sands nominated for honorary degrees in law

📢We're delighted to welcome the nomination of three honorary degrees in law, recognising the outstanding achievements of Dr Angela Merkel, and Cambridge alumni Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr and @philippesands.bsky.social

Read more:🔗 bit.ly/3MviIku

YouTube video by Morsels and Motors Renault 5 Then and Now: 1972 Original, 1984 Super 5 & 2024 EV

Attention to every detail? Nuggets of rare and accurate information? Please check out @sionhudson.bsky.social 's really excellent back-to-back-to-back between the three generations of 5

#WeirdCarBS

Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.

new Court of Appeal judgment on adoption vs long term fostering caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...

Assistant Professor in Tort Law (Fixed Term)

Assistant Professor in Tort Law (Fixed Term)

📢 Come and join our team! The Faculty is looking for an Assistant Professor in #Tort Law (fixed term for 3 years) to teach at UG and PG level, conduct and supervise research, and participate in the general work of the Faculty.

🔗https://bit.ly/4qhv91c

#TortLaw #Excellence

We at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social are looking for an Assistant Professor in Tort Law (fixed term for 3 years). Do please spread the word about this opportunity to join our fantastic team of tort lawyers!

Race and Transitional Justice

📖 Oxford University Press has published 'Race and Transitional Justice' edited by Sarah Nouwen (@pembroke1347.bsky.social) and Neha Jain (@northwesternlaw.bsky.social) which examines how race and racism interact with transitional justice mechanisms and institutions:

🔗https://bit.ly/4q8ViPH

In the matter of X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) - UK Supreme Court Does a court have jurisdiction to set aside a valid adoption order other than by way of appeal?

www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2... This week the Supreme Court will hear the appeal against the judgments that the High Court can't use its inherent jurisdiction to set aside a validly made adoption order, when the children are older and want the adoption to be 'undone'

How fraudsters faked a 74-year-old’s death — then stole his home Stanislaw Sokolowski thought it would be easy to recover his property, but he was the victim of a growing scam that took years and more than £150,000 to resolve

Judgment: www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKF... (@bailii.bsky.social).

Daughters of forest recluse win £1m inheritance battle against ‘domineering’ aunt Michael Gwilliam was suffering from ‘insane delusions’ when he drew up his will, judge rules

Judgment: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH... (@bailii.bsky.social).

A Research Agenda for Succession Law ‘The law of succession has always been, and will continue to be, of tremendous societal importance. Nonetheless, for quite some time, it has been neglected in academic writing. The present volume, how...

The cover design for "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" (@elgarpublishing.bsky.social) has been unveiled. Forthcoming in April 2026. #ARAFSL

See https://bit.ly/2zTVwWB

We've just launched an Open Call for Student-Led Events and Workshop Funding Applications (bit.ly/2zTVwWB), for events broadly within the field of socio-legal studies. 1 applicant must be a current member of @cam.ac.uk. £300/£1,000 available. Deadline 20/3/26. Please share #sociolegal #camsociolegal

King's Counsel 2026 Announcements

🤩We're always so pleased at this time of the year to welcome the new King's Counsel appointments, especially those who are alumni of University of Cambridge and the Faculty.

Read about the KC appointments:🔗 bit.ly/3NIf5YF

#KC #KingsCounsel #Excellence #Congratulations #Silk

Sovereignty Intact: The UK Parliament, Foreign Courts and Immigration

📖@hartpublishing.bsky.social has published 'Sovereignty Intact: The UK Parliament, Foreign Courts and Immigration' by @mgillis.bsky.social (@corpuscambridge.bsky.social) - examining the relationship between the UK Parliament and the ECtHR, and previously with the CJEU:

More: 🔗 bit.ly/49PBpbz

I'm delighted to see the announcement of this richly deserved honour for @rosieharding.bsky.social. It's a privilege to have her as a contributor to "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" (bit.ly/4pYk9Ge, @elgarpublishing.bsky.social). #ARAFSL

PhD defence: Making Trusts Civilised: The Japanese Trust as 'Legal Transplant' James Fisher will defend his dissertation "Making Trusts Civilised: The Japanese Trust as 'Legal Transplant'".

James Fisher defends his doctoral thesis on Japanese trust as legal transplant on 11 February at Utrecht University (livestream). I had the pleasure to supervise James with Professor J.W.A. Biemans. www.uu.nl/en/events/ph...

Happy to see that a chapter from our edited collection, Private Law and the UK Supreme Court, has been cited judicially.

Sandy Steel's chapter on Fearn v Tate Gallery has been cited by the High Court of Australia in the case of Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for New South Wales [2025] HCA 53.

Banner showing the cover image of 'Sovereignty Intact' and the text: Provides a fascinating, evidence-driven challenge to the political charge that foreign courts impede UK parliamentary sovereignty.

New release: 'Sovereignty Intact' by Matilda Gillis

Shows that the adjudication of rights by 'foreign' courts in cases involving immigration has not impeded the UK Parliament's work or sovereignty ➡️ https://bit.ly/4qAfACp

#InternationalLaw #ImmigrationLaw #ConstitutionalLaw

ALR and others: the human rights dimension This is the second in a three-part analysis of R (ALR and others) v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2025] EWHC 1467 (Admin). In this post, I will look at the core human rights challenges in the judgme…

Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will hear an appeal against the High Court's rejection of the challenge to removing the VAT exemption from private schools

FWIW we discussed the human rights aspect of the case before the High Court here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/23/a...

WhatsApp texts are not contracts, judge rules in £1.5m divorce row Artist fails in her High Court attempt to keep her north London house after messages with her ex-husband were deemed not to constitute signed documents

Judgment: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

This looks like an error by @telegraph.co.uk, there being no presumption of undue influence in relation to wills. It could apply to inter vivos transactions.

I enjoyed this biography of an interesting and important figure, though I did find it quite stressful to read about such a ridiculously overcommitted academic...

Diverse Voices in Family Law Diverse Voices in Family Law; Highlighting experiences and voices historically overlooked, this book answers the need for a more inclusive curriculum in family law in England and Wales. It helps reade...

Very pleased to have a chapter on "Legal Parenthood and Same-Sex Couples" in "Diverse Voices in Family Law" (@brisunipress.bsky.social), edited by @rajnaara.bsky.social.

Really fantastic news! An excellent scholar and a genuinely nice person to boot.

We are very sad to learn of the death last week of Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division and an active supporter of The Transparency Project. No doubt much will be said in the next few days about Sir James' huge contribution to... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=30229

Congratulations to Robinson alum Matt Brittin (Land Economy, 1986) who has been awarded a CBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to technology and the enhancement of digital skills.

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