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Gillian Douglas🦋

Gillian Douglas🦋

@gilliand.bsky.social

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

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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Reposted by Diane Coyle, Lesley A. Hall, Gillian Douglas , and 3 more Diane Coyle, Lesley A. Hall, Gillian Douglas, Margot C. Finn, Maria Abreu, Catriona Seth

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8h

Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

British Academy Conferences funding for UK-based researchers

An exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the British Academy’s events programme.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Familoo (Lucy Reed) @familoo.pinktape.co.uk · 9d

Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case

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Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case

If I had a quid for every email that comes into my inbox about the use of AI in law, I’d be retiring. Horror stories about lawyers misusing AI, lying about using AI, dire warnings about hallucinati…

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 12d

JUSTICE is hiring!

We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work.

📅 3 months (full-time or part-time)
📍 UK wide

Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq

Careers | JUSTICE | Legal Charity Jobs

Join our mission to reform the legal system. Explore current job openings and career opportunities at JUSTICE.

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 14d

New briefing & a guest blog by Alex Benn & Annie Fendrich on the Sentencing Bill, welcoming plans to cut unnecessary prison stays but raising concerns about how the changes will be resourced, among other things:

Briefing: justice.org.uk/briefings/se...

Blog: justice.org.uk/blogs/the-se...

Sentencing Bill Briefing | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

JUSTICE briefs MPs on the Sentencing Bill, warning reforms risk failure without proper resources and safeguards for rights and equality.

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 14d

The contemporary relevance of the social sciences is a joint publication with @sagepub.com and demonstrates how the social sciences are contributing to the wellbeing of the UK through 8 broad principles supported with evidence & case studies. Download the report➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

The contemporary relevance of the social sciences – Academy of Social Sciences

Reposted by Gillian Douglas, Aileen Fyfe

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14d

Neat new report from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social on the value of social science to society
acss.org.uk/news/new-aca...

New Academy report showcases the contemporary relevance of the UK’s social sciences – Academy of Social Sciences

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 15d

JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial.

Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Lammy urged to end ‘scandal’ of people imprisoned for own protection

Exclusive: Removing courts’ power would help vulnerable adults and children and ‘free up jail spaces’, experts say, in wake of recent manhunts to find missing prisoners released by mistake

www.independent.co.uk

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

Excellent piece!

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 16d

'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 · 29d

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 · Oct 27

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.

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Oct 27

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)

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Oct 27

📢 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 · Oct 27

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.

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · Oct 16

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

www.linestotake.com

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 · Oct 16

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 · Oct 15

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

White banner with an image of a researcher focused on his work. The words 'BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants' are written on the right-hand side.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Oct 15

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....

financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and...

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

Reposted by Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall, Gillian Douglas , and 4 more Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall, Gillian Douglas, Margot C. Finn, Maria Abreu, Catriona Seth, Judith Jesch

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

Reposted by Anna Vignoles, Susan J. Smith, Gillian Douglas

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

Reposted by Steve Peers, Gillian Douglas

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

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.

Reposted by Gillian Douglas

Sky News @news.sky.com · Sep 13

Police charge man over 'revolting' attacks on London synagogues

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.