Timothy Liau
@timliau.bsky.social
London-based law academic. All posts personal.
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This frontispiece in my book just made me laugh a lot. Is this Buddhist reincarnation, or some other form of afterlife?
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This frontispiece in my book just made me laugh a lot. Is this Buddhist reincarnation, or some other form of afterlife?
I have posted on SSRN a note forthcoming in the LQR, entitled 'Injunctions Contra Mundum, Jurisdiction, and Standing'.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Abstract and link to judgment below.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Abstract and link to judgment below.
LinkedIn
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August 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I have posted on SSRN a note forthcoming in the LQR, entitled 'Injunctions Contra Mundum, Jurisdiction, and Standing'.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Abstract and link to judgment below.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Abstract and link to judgment below.
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The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
March 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
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Reed is brilliant at this role. What was needed after the froth of the Brexit litigation was a grey man, of impeccable judgement. (He is much less grey than the impression he creates).
He is also, imo, the best judge on the court, and has been from the day of his appointment.
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He is also, imo, the best judge on the court, and has been from the day of his appointment.
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The United Kingdom’s most senior judge has rejected claims that judges “interfere unwarrantably in the democratic process” and that their decisions are based on applying “values which are not shared by parliament or the general public”.
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Trust in the courts
Top judge explains how judiciary should act in an age of populism
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June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Reed is brilliant at this role. What was needed after the froth of the Brexit litigation was a grey man, of impeccable judgement. (He is much less grey than the impression he creates).
He is also, imo, the best judge on the court, and has been from the day of his appointment.
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He is also, imo, the best judge on the court, and has been from the day of his appointment.
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Two years after the publication of Standing in Private Law, OUP has kindly made available for download chapter 1, free of charge.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Two years after the publication of Standing in Private Law, OUP has kindly made available for download chapter 1, free of charge.
academic.oup.com/book/46686/c...
academic.oup.com/book/46686/c...
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I am a consequentialist by which I mean that a lot of people should have to face consequences for the shit they have gotten up to
April 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I am a consequentialist by which I mean that a lot of people should have to face consequences for the shit they have gotten up to
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Publish or perish: the untold story of Socrates
May 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Publish or perish: the untold story of Socrates
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March 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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"To support researchers, we are offering a 20% concession on the processing fee of 198 USD for manuscripts submitted by March 31, 2025. Submissions can be made via our online portal or by replying to this email."
F*&k off.
F*&k off.
March 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"To support researchers, we are offering a 20% concession on the processing fee of 198 USD for manuscripts submitted by March 31, 2025. Submissions can be made via our online portal or by replying to this email."
F*&k off.
F*&k off.
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Found this old York sign again which apparently bans cycling while allowing you to injure young and old alike by way of recompense. The good management of municipal facilities is all about give and take.
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Found this old York sign again which apparently bans cycling while allowing you to injure young and old alike by way of recompense. The good management of municipal facilities is all about give and take.
Alexander Georgiou and I have co-authored a paper-- 'Are Equitable Remedies Discretionary?'-- published in the latest issue of the Journal of Equity.
The issue includes a lecture by Justice Leeming, Supreme Court of NSW.
Pre-prints: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
cite as (2025) 18 J Eq 246.
The issue includes a lecture by Justice Leeming, Supreme Court of NSW.
Pre-prints: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
cite as (2025) 18 J Eq 246.
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Alexander Georgiou and I have co-authored a paper-- 'Are Equitable Remedies Discretionary?'-- published in the latest issue of the Journal of Equity.
The issue includes a lecture by Justice Leeming, Supreme Court of NSW.
Pre-prints: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
cite as (2025) 18 J Eq 246.
The issue includes a lecture by Justice Leeming, Supreme Court of NSW.
Pre-prints: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
cite as (2025) 18 J Eq 246.
A gentle reminder of the call for papers and panels for the "Remedies and Restitution" section of the 2025 Society of Legal Scholars’ Annual Conference to be held at Leeds University, from 2nd-4th September. Link: lnkd.in/dRJh7rHS
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March 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A gentle reminder of the call for papers and panels for the "Remedies and Restitution" section of the 2025 Society of Legal Scholars’ Annual Conference to be held at Leeds University, from 2nd-4th September. Link: lnkd.in/dRJh7rHS
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I’ve written something on punishment and its scope within private law. It’s open access.
Link: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...
Link: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...
Punitive Disentitlement Within Private Law?
Abstract. Does private law punish? Should it? I question whether private law punishes in a form other than through a court order of punitive damages, by ex
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March 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’ve written something on punishment and its scope within private law. It’s open access.
Link: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...
Link: academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...
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“Life would be so infinitely trivial if I thought I could understand it.” Niels Bohr.
March 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Life would be so infinitely trivial if I thought I could understand it.” Niels Bohr.
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Write every day for 1 hour. If you miss a writing day add 1 hour to the next. It’s incredible! Tomorrow I’m writing for 7 years.
February 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Write every day for 1 hour. If you miss a writing day add 1 hour to the next. It’s incredible! Tomorrow I’m writing for 7 years.
Lol
February 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Lol
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We invite applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds for this unpaid internship in the most expensive city in the world
January 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We invite applicants from all socioeconomic backgrounds for this unpaid internship in the most expensive city in the world
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Thrilled to announce I wrote a paragraph, deleted half of it, re-wrote the paragraph, then deleted all of it.
January 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thrilled to announce I wrote a paragraph, deleted half of it, re-wrote the paragraph, then deleted all of it.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Lol
There’s something about Schopenhauer’s pessimism that always cheers me up.
December 10, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Lol
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This one qualifies in all three ways for me.
Enjoy it for yourself at (1993) 13 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 18.
(Unless like me you are an advocate of - even modest - limits on legislative power, in which case it will haunt you. Forever.)
Enjoy it for yourself at (1993) 13 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 18.
(Unless like me you are an advocate of - even modest - limits on legislative power, in which case it will haunt you. Forever.)
November 28, 2024 at 2:27 PM
This one qualifies in all three ways for me.
Enjoy it for yourself at (1993) 13 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 18.
(Unless like me you are an advocate of - even modest - limits on legislative power, in which case it will haunt you. Forever.)
Enjoy it for yourself at (1993) 13 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 18.
(Unless like me you are an advocate of - even modest - limits on legislative power, in which case it will haunt you. Forever.)
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November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
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I can assure you that this is the genuine SpinningHugo account.
Would a bot express such deep hatred for the UKSC's carpeting and decor?
Would a bot express such deep hatred for the UKSC's carpeting and decor?
November 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I can assure you that this is the genuine SpinningHugo account.
Would a bot express such deep hatred for the UKSC's carpeting and decor?
Would a bot express such deep hatred for the UKSC's carpeting and decor?
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