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Gillian Douglas🦋

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Retired Professor of Family Law. Arsenal supporter. Beagle owner.

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Gillian Douglas,, FLSW is a British legal scholar who specialises in family law. She was dean of The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London. She undertook the first empirical study into access to fertility treatment under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's Code of Practice. .. more

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Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · 16h

Excellent piece!

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 18h

'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/

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 14d

Now available to read in the Proceedings of the British Academy, Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being, brings together leading scholars to grapple with children’s consent in healthcare, education, work, and criminal justice.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4o7G8tR

Advertisement featuring a new book from British Academy Publishing titled 'Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Will', with an accompanying painting of a child and a dog.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 14d

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)

Justice unveils blueprint to cut remand population

Legal thinktank says too many people are being unnecessarily jailed before their trial.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 14d

JUSTICE previously found evidence showing people are being imprisoned awaiting trial without proper legal reasons given for holding them.

Our new report outlines urgent reforms to address these problems. (2/3)

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 14d

📢 New report: Over 1 in 10 prison places are taken by people awaiting trial – a record high.

Magistrates’ courts' decisions drive the overuse of pre-trial prison stays & under new plans they'll make even more life changing calls.

The quality of these decisions is key (1/3)

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Ian Miles, Steve Peers , and 6 more Jonathan Portes, Ian Miles, Steve Peers, Lesley A. Hall, Alison Phipps, Gillian Douglas, John L. Cotter, Claudia Aradau, Pauline Stafford

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 14d

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

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Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · 25d

Cancelled due to "security concerns" again — this time football fans. The threat of violence is real. The solution surely cannot be to rid the public square of Jews.

How to cancel Jews (and get away with it)

A 21st century guide to the oldest hatred

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Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Fabián Muniesa, Gillian Douglas , and 5 more Lesley A. Hall, Fabián Muniesa, Gillian Douglas, Margot C. Finn, Jennie Batchelor, Aileen Fyfe, Judith Jesch, Grant Macaskill

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 25d

Are you an established or senior researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships allow successful award-holders to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research to completion. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 26d

There are only three weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme provides postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars with funding for research projects on any topic or issue across the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 26d

The next three episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are out!

From navigating the ECR landscape to building your academic community, tune in as fellow researchers share their academia survival tips.

All episodes are now available across podcasting platforms. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH

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Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social · Oct 10

We've noticed some new followers so wanted to share some information about how we work at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.

Read more here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/about

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · Oct 9

(3/3) If you feel that you've lost track of Collardeau-Fuchs and want to refresh your memory, then we have a dedicated collection page financialremediesjournal.com/collardeau-f...

Collardeau-Fuchs v Fuchs Collection

A collection of all of our summaries, blogs, and articles about this case.

financialremediesjournal.com

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · Oct 8

Finality and Funding: The Implications of a Clean Break following CC v UU by Henry Hood & Anna Roiser

The judgment of Peel J in CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 provides a further glimpse of the LSPO regime....

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Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · Oct 8

How interesting that "... depression. I’m no good. What’s more, I’ll never be any good" is sixth in his stages of rejection - it was always first for me!

Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · Oct 8

I think I'd want to see a lot more detail on how dropout rates are compiled in order to understand the comparative benefits/attractions of uni vs. apprenticeship. What demographic and economic factors are included, what about gender, etc. etc. Is such information available?

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · Oct 3

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at the end of our street trib.al/iSmg6Uu

My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at...

The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Oct 2

We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships

The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a signi...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Oct 1

We invite applications for British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships 2025. The scheme supports established and senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to complete research through a sustained period of leave for one year. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

Reposted by Gillian Douglas, Max Nathan, Catriona Seth

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 22

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher. We've released a new 'warts and all' podcast, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk which might be of interest to anyone thinking of starting a career in research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/confess...

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher: A new podcast by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust

A new podcast for early-career researchers has been launched by the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]

Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · Sep 14

So true

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Sky News @news.sky.com · Sep 13

Police charge man over 'revolting' attacks on London synagogues

A 37-year-old man has been charged with a series of attacks on synagogues in northwest London.

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Sky News @news.sky.com · Sep 13

Police charge man over 'revolting' attacks on London synagogues

A 37-year-old man has been charged with a series of attacks on synagogues in northwest London.

news.sky.com

Reposted by Gillian Douglas, Michael H. Whitworth, Tom Rutter

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Sep 10

📢 Today the Academy launches a major new report urging action to tackle a growing crisis in our universities. Cuts to courses mean more regions than ever are ‘cold spots’ for access to many SHAPE subjects - with even more at risk. 🧵

📍Read the full report: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education

This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 9

Cracking shortlist for our @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize 2025 including @profsophieharman.bsky.social, Bronwen Everill, @willdalrymple.bsky.social, Sunil Amrith, Graeme Lawson and @lucyaash.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/power-p...

Power, Politics and the Environment: British Academy Book Prize 2025 shortlist announced

Six books offering new perspectives on issues of global importance, united by rigorous research and a remarkable ability to tell powerful stories in an engaging and compelling way.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Sep 5

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme is now open for applications. This opportunity allows postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for funding to support their research projects. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme are still open to early-career researchers. Award holders will have the opportunity to complete a significant research project and gain valuable experience in a university setting. Apply now: buff.ly/McS8lRk

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Nicola Monaghan @nicolamonaghan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!

Call for barristers and solicitor-advocates act in Crown Court trials to be interviewed for PhD research about the jury. Please email nicola.monaghan@northampton.ac.uk.

Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Statement by Feminist Researchers and Activists from Israel link.docx

Statement by Feminist Researchers and Activists from Israel (to sign the statement: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gP8gOyCoJPtkpIQPF_wF20auw7FbkzAWuqysavlVz2I/ ) To the International Community W...

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