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Brian Sloan
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Assistant Professor in Property Law, @cambridgelaw.bsky.social; Fellow, @robinsoncollege.bsky.social; Vice Chair, @camsociolegal.bsky.social; Co-Deputy Director, Cambridge Family Law. Posts personal.

Political science 29%
Law 26%

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We had Polish Christmas Eve dinner this evening, all 12 courses!

A cautionary tale. I looked into some of the issues surrounding this sort of situation a decade ago: bit.ly/1mWbODm.
'Putting our home in a trust was a legal nightmare' - BBC News
Homeowners claim their names were removed from the deeds of their homes without them realising.
www.bbc.co.uk

Very pleased to have these kind endorsements from @briekc.bsky.social and Reinhard Zimmerman for "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" (@elgarpublishing.bsky.social, bit.ly/4pYk9Ge). #ARAFSL

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Congratulations to Robinson Fellow Professor Gabriele Kaminski Schierle, who has been awarded the 2025 BBS Sosei Heptares Prize for Biophysics, recognising research that has advanced understanding of how neurodegenerative diseases develop.

Full story 👉 www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

I know this pain all too well. Still at the copy-editing stage for my Family Law textbook, and therefore further away from the last-chance saloon. But proof stage will arrive soon.
Proofreading for idiots
If writing photo-captions is a challenge (as I explained in my last post), proofreading a forthcoming book is an exercise in humiliation. It brings you
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The divergence between what the Master of the Rolls thinks AI can do for litigation (left) and the reality of it (right) is stark. I wish he spent more time dealing with cases infected by it.

(The 2nd quote is from Re: D [2025] EWCA Civ 1570, handed down yesterday).

Very pleased that "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" has made it onto the @elgarpublishing.bsky.social website. Publication expected April 2026! #ARAFSL
A Research Agenda for Succession Law
In this highly informative book leading international scholars consider the potential avenues for future research on succession law. They examine the response of researchers to societal developments s...
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📖 @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social has published 'Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation: Law and Technology' edited by Louise Gullifer (@caiuscollege.bsky.social) Matthias Haentjens and Ilya Kokorin - a commentary on EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services:

🔗https://bit.ly/4oEqxBs

The Faculty (@cambridgelaw.bsky.social) is offering a John Hall studentship for a new PhD student commencing either full-time or part-time doctoral research in 2026/27, with a preference for scholars in Family Law and a value of £15,000pa.
bit.ly/3XBt0kW
John Hall PhD Studentship
The Faculty of Law is offering one studentship for a new PhD student commencing either full-time or part-time doctoral research in 2026/27. The studentship is available to home and overseas students,
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Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2
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The Paradoxes of Property: What do we Own and What can we Own?: Hamlyn Lectures 2025, Lecture 2
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
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Includes "Spaces of Care" (bit.ly/3JE83PN) & several of our other books. Royalties support our research activities.

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🎁 There's still time to save in our Christmas Sale! 🎄

Enjoy 30% off almost all Hart books between now and 7th December. Browse the website to see what’s available: https://bit.ly/3CCj03O

T&Cs: https://bit.ly/4p3gzdX

#Sale #LawBooks

Thank you! That's what co-authors are for...

Now that it's on the @cambup-law.cambridge.org website, maybe now is the time to announce the forthcoming textbook on Family Law that Andy Hayward, Charlotte Bendall and I have co-authored. Expected in June 2026!
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Family Law | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Speaking on “Family provision and inter vivos trusts in England and Wales” today.

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Video on last weekend’s charity challenge with @thealso.bsky.social has just gone live on YouTube. I’m very proud of how this one turned out, and of what we and the plucky little Fiat managed to achieve.

youtu.be/GPL0Aatml_M?si…

Would highly appreciate a watch, and a donation if you enjoy ☺️
ROAD TRIP CHALLENGE: 24 hours from Turin to Cambridge in an £800 Fiat 500 to make an Italian dinner!
YouTube video by Morsels and Motors
https://youtu.be/GPL0Aatml_M?si…
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Prompted by an excellent conference at @biicl.bsky.social marking the ECHR's 75th anniversary, I reflect in this piece on key themes about the likely trajectory of the UK's human rights debate, given the current (and developing) political climate.

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The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for UK withdrawal from the ECHR
A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights prote…
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Video on last week’s charity road trip challenge will be live tonight on the Morsels and Motors YouTube channel

youtube.com/@morselsandm...

In Milan for day 1 of “Successione necessaria e negozialità successoria nel panorama giuridico europeo”.
Successione necessaria e negozialità successoria nel panorama giuridico europeo
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This event is now available to watch at youtu.be/ztqL7ZaTWik and full resources at www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie-st...

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Today was amazing....

justgiving.com/page/cannoli...
📖 @universitypress.cambridge.org has published 'Human Rights Law in the UK: Themes and Principles' by Kirsty Hughes, @steviesmartin.bsky.social and Stephanie Palmer - a rich and analytical guide to the complex landscape of human rights law

For more info: 🔗 bit.ly/48U1gPj

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Here’s a little video introducing the charity ‘Cannoli-Ball Run’ that @thealso.bsky.social and I are going to do, and why we are doing it for Mind.

youtu.be/6sv8lZG3k9Q?...

Just Giving link is here: www.justgiving.com/page/cannoli...
We are fundraising for charity!
YouTube video by Also Driven
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin

Case tracker – Justice UK
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It was a fantastic gig!
STAGE TIMES: Cambridge Corn Exchange.
The merch stall accepts cash and cards and is open before and after the show.
👉 VERY LIMITED Tickets released for tonight's sold out show: www.cornex.co.uk/events/the-d...
#TheDivineComedy #Cambridge