Brian Sloan
@briandsloan.bsky.social
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.
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
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A cautionary tale. I looked into some of the issues surrounding this sort of situation a decade ago: bit.ly/1mWbODm.
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
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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...
Full story 👉 www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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...
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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December 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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.
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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).
(The 2nd quote is from Re: D [2025] EWCA Civ 1570, handed down yesterday).
![In reply, the mother, acting in person, submitted a lengthy skeleton argument responding in detail to every paragraph in Mr Spencer's skeleton argument, describing much of it as factually inaccurate or incomplete and misleading. She reiterated many of her complaints and criticisms of the district judge's judgment set out in her "grounds of recusal" document and her original grounds of appeal. The skeleton argument cited a number of authorities. As before, some citations were non-existent cases - for example "Re M (Paternity: Appeal by Mother) [2003] EWHC 2832 (Fam)". Other cases were cited in support of a proposition for which they were not authority. For example, Re B (Children) [2008] UKHL 35, the well-known decision of the House of Lords on the standard of proof in children's cases, was erroneously cited for the proposition that "the father's conscious choice to ignore correspondence that did not assist his position demonstrates wilful evasion and further undermines his credibility". Re W (Children) [2010] UKSC 12, the equally well-known decision on the principles which should guide the exercise of the court's discretion in deciding whether to order a child to attend to give evidence in family proceedings, was cited for the proposition that "findings reached through a procedurally compromised process cannot stand".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drwvh7wngwjgf5qv6vhppp5a/bafkreiaxrcrcohhbt4tg5eyu7gchdcgsgwa6t4e4iwhnz6nmtbvnebwgmy@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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).
(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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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Very pleased that "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" has made it onto the @elgarpublishing.bsky.social website. Publication expected April 2026! #ARAFSL
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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
🔗https://bit.ly/4oEqxBs
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📖 @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
🔗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
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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December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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
bit.ly/3XBt0kW
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Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2
youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
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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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2
youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
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Includes "Spaces of Care" (bit.ly/3JE83PN) & several of our other books. Royalties support our research activities.
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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
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
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🎁 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
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
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!
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Family Law | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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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...
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…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
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...
Speaking on “Family provision and inter vivos trusts in England and Wales” today.
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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 ☺️
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…
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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 ☺️
youtu.be/GPL0Aatml_M?si…
Would highly appreciate a watch, and a donation if you enjoy ☺️
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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...
youtube.com/@morselsandm...
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Video on last week’s charity road trip challenge will be live tonight on the Morsels and Motors YouTube channel
youtube.com/@morselsandm...
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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November 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
In Milan for day 1 of “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...
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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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November 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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📖 @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
For more info: 🔗 bit.ly/48U1gPj
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📖 @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
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...
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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October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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...
youtu.be/6sv8lZG3k9Q?...
Just Giving link is here: www.justgiving.com/page/cannoli...
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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
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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
