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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.

Political science 29%
Law 26%

This looks like an error by @telegraph.co.uk, there being no presumption of undue influence in relation to wills. It could apply to inter vivos transactions.

I enjoyed this biography of an interesting and important figure, though I did find it quite stressful to read about such a ridiculously overcommitted academic...
The Indefatigable Asa Briggs - William Collins
Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of h...
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Very pleased to have a chapter on "Legal Parenthood and Same-Sex Couples" in "Diverse Voices in Family Law" (@brisunipress.bsky.social), edited by @rajnaara.bsky.social.
Diverse Voices in Family Law
Diverse Voices in Family Law; Highlighting experiences and voices historically overlooked, this book answers the need for a more inclusive curriculum in family law in England and Wales. It helps reade...
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Really fantastic news! An excellent scholar and a genuinely nice person to boot.
📢 We're delighted to announce that Professor Paul Davies has been elected to be the next Downing Professor of the Laws of England.

The Downing Professorship was founded in 1800 in pursuance of a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of @downingcollege.bsky.social

More: 🔗https://bit.ly/49wQI7j
📢 We're delighted to announce that Professor Paul Davies has been elected to be the next Downing Professor of the Laws of England.

The Downing Professorship was founded in 1800 in pursuance of a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of @downingcollege.bsky.social

More: 🔗https://bit.ly/49wQI7j

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We are very sad to learn of the death last week of Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division and an active supporter of The Transparency Project. No doubt much will be said in the next few days about Sir James' huge contribution to... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=30229

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Congratulations to Robinson alum Matt Brittin (Land Economy, 1986) who has been awarded a CBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to technology and the enhancement of digital skills.

Read the full story 👉 shorturl.at/576U8

@cam.ac.uk

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Welcome to Iheanyi Onwuegbucha, who joins Robinson as a Fellow this term.

An art historian and independent curator specialising in the art of Africa and its diaspora.

Find out more about Iheanyi👉 www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/news/welcome...

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A Purple Testament of Bleeding War’: On the Art of Biography and the Poetics of Silence

Baxandall Visiting Fellow Lecture with Dr Terri Ochiagha.

Tuesday, 17 March, 6pm-7pm
Umney Theatre, Robinson

All welcome. This is a free, ticketed event www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/events/baxan...

Another kind endorsement, from Kenneth Reid #ARAFSL

Scintillating

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In Lowe v Daniells, a beneficiary responded to notification of an inheritance with abuse but wouldn't sign a disclaimer. HHJ Matthews permitted distribution as if she had disclaimed. An example of the court's willingness to craft pragmatic solutions to help PRs www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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We had Polish Christmas Eve dinner this evening, all 12 courses!

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

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...

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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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).

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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📖 @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

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
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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Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2
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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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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

Thank you! That's what co-authors are for...

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...
Family Law | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Speaking on “Family provision and inter vivos trusts in England and Wales” today.