Lucinda Soon
@lucindasoon.com
London lawyer, organisational psychologist, PhD researcher, and lecturer. Studying legal ethics and lawyers’ wellbeing. Also a novice photographer, rediscovering my love of old London through a lens.
Ten Trinity Square. Currently the Four Seasons hotel, but from 1922 to 1970, it was the Port of London Authority Building. Over a thousand merchants passed through its doors daily, paying their taxes on goods entering the City docks. Atop, Old Father Thames, his finger pointing east towards the sea.
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Ten Trinity Square. Currently the Four Seasons hotel, but from 1922 to 1970, it was the Port of London Authority Building. Over a thousand merchants passed through its doors daily, paying their taxes on goods entering the City docks. Atop, Old Father Thames, his finger pointing east towards the sea.
My last photo of 2025. New Year’s Eve. Low winter sun over Trinity Square Gardens by the Tower of London. Empty seats, not a sound. A moment of calm as the crowds gathered elsewhere to welcome in the new year.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
My last photo of 2025. New Year’s Eve. Low winter sun over Trinity Square Gardens by the Tower of London. Empty seats, not a sound. A moment of calm as the crowds gathered elsewhere to welcome in the new year.
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“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
The best thing about the holidays is stopping to see London as a tourist rather than rushing through it from A to B. There are so many hidden places full of stories. Like Fitzrovia Chapel, a beautiful gem shrouded now by contemporaries bowing down to the old London that once dominated these streets
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The best thing about the holidays is stopping to see London as a tourist rather than rushing through it from A to B. There are so many hidden places full of stories. Like Fitzrovia Chapel, a beautiful gem shrouded now by contemporaries bowing down to the old London that once dominated these streets
All Souls Church taken from Riding House Street. At the north end of Regent Street, it was designed by John Nash as a visual full stop at Langley Place before the road bends into Portland Place towards Regent’s Park. Built in the early 1820s from Bath stone, its spire catching the low evening sun.
January 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
All Souls Church taken from Riding House Street. At the north end of Regent Street, it was designed by John Nash as a visual full stop at Langley Place before the road bends into Portland Place towards Regent’s Park. Built in the early 1820s from Bath stone, its spire catching the low evening sun.
Five ants rented an apartment with five ants.
Now they are tenants.
Best of the day.
Happy new year Bluesky friends ✨
Now they are tenants.
Best of the day.
Happy new year Bluesky friends ✨
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Five ants rented an apartment with five ants.
Now they are tenants.
Best of the day.
Happy new year Bluesky friends ✨
Now they are tenants.
Best of the day.
Happy new year Bluesky friends ✨
📷 trivia as I practise starbursts on my tree. The number of rays from each💡 depends on how many aperture blades your lens has as the light diffracts from these blades. Even number = same number of points, so 6 blades = 6-point stars. Double points for odd number blades, so 7 blades = 14-point stars.
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📷 trivia as I practise starbursts on my tree. The number of rays from each💡 depends on how many aperture blades your lens has as the light diffracts from these blades. Even number = same number of points, so 6 blades = 6-point stars. Double points for odd number blades, so 7 blades = 14-point stars.
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
I found a new hobby this year 📷 so I might be sharing a few more pics here than before as I learn what I’m doing. This one of Knaresborough Viaduct, North Yorkshire.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I found a new hobby this year 📷 so I might be sharing a few more pics here than before as I learn what I’m doing. This one of Knaresborough Viaduct, North Yorkshire.
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We are delighted to share the latest report from the #PostOffice Project 'Accessing Injustice? Representation and the Criminal Justice System During the Post Office Scandal' by Dr Karen Nokes,Dr Sally Day @richardmoorhead.bsky.social &Prof Rebecca Helm
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/ac...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/ac...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
Accessing Injustice?
Experiences of representation and the criminal justice system during the Post Office Scandal – by Dr Karen Nokes and the Post Office Project.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We are delighted to share the latest report from the #PostOffice Project 'Accessing Injustice? Representation and the Criminal Justice System During the Post Office Scandal' by Dr Karen Nokes,Dr Sally Day @richardmoorhead.bsky.social &Prof Rebecca Helm
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/ac...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/ac...
@laws.ucl.ac.uk
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society."
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society."
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
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Today, the #HouseofLords published its awaited report examining the state and quality of the #RuleOfLaw in the UK.
The report highlights with concern the weakening of this foundational value, and calls on Government and politicians to take stronger action to defend it.
The report highlights with concern the weakening of this foundational value, and calls on Government and politicians to take stronger action to defend it.
Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny - Committees - UK Parliament
The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, says the House of Lords Constitution Committee.
committees.parliament.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today, the #HouseofLords published its awaited report examining the state and quality of the #RuleOfLaw in the UK.
The report highlights with concern the weakening of this foundational value, and calls on Government and politicians to take stronger action to defend it.
The report highlights with concern the weakening of this foundational value, and calls on Government and politicians to take stronger action to defend it.
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This week on #TheLawShow, we talked Law Under Fire with Mark Evans, President of the #LawSocietyofEngland&Wales, and Charlie Sherrard KC - asking whether increasing political attacks on lawyers and the judiciary for doing their jobs could undermine the rule of law and democracy in the UK.
The Law Show - The law under fire - BBC Sounds
Do political attacks on the law put legal professionals in danger?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week on #TheLawShow, we talked Law Under Fire with Mark Evans, President of the #LawSocietyofEngland&Wales, and Charlie Sherrard KC - asking whether increasing political attacks on lawyers and the judiciary for doing their jobs could undermine the rule of law and democracy in the UK.
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
It arrived! Very interesting to see the social sciences being considered in relation to judicial work.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It arrived! Very interesting to see the social sciences being considered in relation to judicial work.
I know a fair few lawyers on here from the UK. If your practice brings you into contact with the courts, please spare some time to feed into this. No personal details are asked. Deadline is Sunday 26 October.
eu.research.net/r/surveylawy...
eu.research.net/r/surveylawy...
Survey among lawyers about the independence of judges 2025
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
eu.research.net
October 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I know a fair few lawyers on here from the UK. If your practice brings you into contact with the courts, please spare some time to feed into this. No personal details are asked. Deadline is Sunday 26 October.
eu.research.net/r/surveylawy...
eu.research.net/r/surveylawy...
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How our brightest minds get trapped in the City on.ft.com/47ufDbT | opinion
How our brightest minds get trapped in the City
Money is just one reason why graduates are drawn to finance, management consulting and corporate law
on.ft.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
How our brightest minds get trapped in the City on.ft.com/47ufDbT | opinion
If you need to know what he had done… www.loweringthebar.net/2024/01/i-he...
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If you need to know what he had done… www.loweringthebar.net/2024/01/i-he...
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“Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous,” lawyers' representatives said this week.
For a unique perspective on the challenges facing judges, I spoke to Professor Sir Ross Cranston, about his new book, Judging.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/traducing-...
For a unique perspective on the challenges facing judges, I spoke to Professor Sir Ross Cranston, about his new book, Judging.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/traducing-...
Traducing the judges
Might a new criminal offence help protect judicial independence?
rozenberg.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession are irresponsible and dangerous,” lawyers' representatives said this week.
For a unique perspective on the challenges facing judges, I spoke to Professor Sir Ross Cranston, about his new book, Judging.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/traducing-...
For a unique perspective on the challenges facing judges, I spoke to Professor Sir Ross Cranston, about his new book, Judging.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/traducing-...
My article for the Law Institute Journal (LIJ) October 2025 special issue on lawyers’ wellbeing is now available on my Substack. Please have a read and if you can help me grow my audience, I’d be very grateful for a share if you like the article 🙏🏼
open.substack.com/pub/lucindas...
open.substack.com/pub/lucindas...
On ethics and wellbeing
Global perspectives on regulating lawyer wellbeing
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My article for the Law Institute Journal (LIJ) October 2025 special issue on lawyers’ wellbeing is now available on my Substack. Please have a read and if you can help me grow my audience, I’d be very grateful for a share if you like the article 🙏🏼
open.substack.com/pub/lucindas...
open.substack.com/pub/lucindas...
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Are we growing tired of social media? Have we remembered that there are better ways to spend time (like reading good books)? #AIEthics By @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/a072...
www.ft.com/content/a072...
Have we passed peak social media?
As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away
www.ft.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Are we growing tired of social media? Have we remembered that there are better ways to spend time (like reading good books)? #AIEthics By @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/a072...
www.ft.com/content/a072...
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An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
Dear Sirs,
If you are still doing this, stop it. Updated D&I guidance from the Law Society of England and Wales.
Thank you.
If you are still doing this, stop it. Updated D&I guidance from the Law Society of England and Wales.
Thank you.
October 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Dear Sirs,
If you are still doing this, stop it. Updated D&I guidance from the Law Society of England and Wales.
Thank you.
If you are still doing this, stop it. Updated D&I guidance from the Law Society of England and Wales.
Thank you.