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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.

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 3d
Speaking on “Family provision and inter vivos trusts in England and Wales” today.

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Siôn Hudson @sionhudson.bsky.social · 3d
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.

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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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Mark Elliott @profmarkelliott.bsky.social · 3d
New post

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.

publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/07/t...
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…
publiclawforeveryone.com

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Siôn Hudson @sionhudson.bsky.social · 4d
Video on last week’s charity road trip challenge will be live tonight on the Morsels and Motors YouTube channel

youtube.com/@morselsandm...

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 4d
In Milan for day 1 of “Successione necessaria e negozialità successoria nel panorama giuridico europeo”.
Successione necessaria e negozialità successoria nel panorama giuridico europeo
www.unimib.it

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Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · 6d
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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Jim Magill @thealso.bsky.social · 9d
Today was amazing....

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Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · 12d
📖 @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
Human Rights Law in the UK: Themes and Principles

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Siôn Hudson @sionhudson.bsky.social · 15d
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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Antiquité | Religions | Classics - Ottawa @antrelclaottawa.bsky.social · 18d
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

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 21d
Non-story of the day.

#LandLaw
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades
Prince has paid only ‘peppercorn’ rent on the grace-and-favour mansion on Windsor Estate since 2003 after £8.5 million upfront costs
www.thetimes.com

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 21d
"Hearing vacated"? casetracker.justice.gov.uk/getDetail.do...
Case tracker – Justice UK
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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 26d
It was a fantastic gig!
divinecomedyhq.bsky.social The Divine Comedy @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social · 26d
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
Stage times for tonight's show at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. 7 pm doors 7.30 pm Studio Electrophonique 8.30 pm The Divine Comedy

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 26d
Judgment: www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/form... (@bailii.bsky.social).
Brothers lose £2.65m inheritance battle for family farm
Pair fail to prove grandmother was manipulated into changing her will, despite recording her private conversations
www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Divine Comedy @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social · 26d
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
Stage times for tonight's show at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. 7 pm doors 7.30 pm Studio Electrophonique 8.30 pm The Divine Comedy

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Oct 11
Isaac Newton/College Junior Research Fellowship 2026,
@robinsoncollege.bsky.social.
The relevant fields include Law.
robinson.cam.ac.uk/about-robins...
robinson.cam.ac.uk

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Cambridge Socio-Legal Group @camsociolegal.bsky.social · Oct 10
CSLG/CFL Hybrid Seminar: Dot Reid (@dotreid.bsky.social) (@uofglasgow.bsky.social & @robinsoncollege.bsky.social) on 'Inheritance and Complex Families: What Scots Think About Who Should Inherit', 20th October, 1pm BST,
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social & Zoom. Registration: bit.ly/4hf1OBt
An image of the link in the post

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Cambridge Socio-Legal Group @camsociolegal.bsky.social · Oct 10
We have just sent our Members an email about Management Committee elections. If you are a member and did not receive the email, please let us know.

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Oct 8
I was preparing teaching and found a judgment for this case, widely reported in the press last year: www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/form...
Man’s will written on back of food boxes is valid, UK high court rules
Malcolm Chenery left estate to Diabetes UK charity when he died in 2021, writing will on fish and mince pie boxes
www.theguardian.com

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Siôn Hudson @sionhudson.bsky.social · Oct 2
My dad Alwyn suffered devastatingly from Alzheimer's for 10 years before he died this year. On Saturday, we are doing a Memory Walk in his honour. More challenging given the impending storm and 46mph winds forecast for the day 🤣!

Please donate if you can:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Sion
Help Sion Hudson raise money to support Alzheimer's Society
www.justgiving.com

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David Foster @david-foster.bsky.social · Sep 30
Trusts fans: CoA decision on LPA 1925, s53(1)(b) today:

www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

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Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · Sep 29
Unlock the complexities of Chinese property law with comprehensive analysis, practical case studies, and global comparative insights.

Property Law in China by Lei Chen

#PropertyLaw #LawSky #ChineseLaw

https://cup.org/4gvxx0R

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 28
From today's @thetimes.com. News to me and, I suspect, to the Law Commission...

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Hart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · Sep 28
Now available: 'Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 12' edited by Peter Harris and Dominic de Cogan

A continuation of the prestigious series investigating current tax policy debates in an historical context ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gN4Nkq

#TaxLaw #LegalHistory
Banner showing the cover image of 'Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 12' and the text: The 12th volume in Hart’s leading series of books on the history of tax law, exploring important tax issues from both a UK and international perspective.

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Charlotte John @lottiejohn1.bsky.social · Sep 26
Happy Friday! Bluesky can't tell from my face that I am over the age of 18 so I cannot access DMs.

New blog post recalling the height of social distancing and back garden will-witnessing, as Covid era wills start to blossom into contentious probate challenges: equitysdarling.co.uk/2025/09/26/n...
No line of sight: due execution and presence In the Estate of Kathleen Coady - Equity's Darling
Coady v Coady: Covid-era “garden signing” fails s.9 Wills Act 1837. The presumption of due execution, and why the Will was invalid.
equitysdarling.co.uk

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · Sep 19
Something new from Sue Bright and me on the role of external aids in statutory construction

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/housing-afte...
The role of external aids in statutory construction
blogs.law.ox.ac.uk

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · Sep 18
Sidney Ross, the oldest barrister still practising in England and Wales, talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
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
www.thetimes.com

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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 16
New updates to Borkowski's Law of Succession (@oxfordacademic.bsky.social) just published, the main additions being on the Law Commission's much-anticipated Report on "Modernising Wills Law"
bit.ly/2YEOfU7
Borkowski's Law of Succession 4e Resources - Oxford Learning Link
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Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 15
New by me in FamRZ: "Legislation on Surrogacy and Family Courts in Ireland": bit.ly/464f1ZZ

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Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · Sep 15
Those at the Faculty are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon) FBA last week. Conor will be remembered as a charming, funny and brilliant teacher, and a great thinker. For more plus some of his superb lectures see:

🔗http://bit.ly/4mhFOXx
Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon) FBA