Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Help Sion Hudson raise money to support Alzheimer's Society

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Siôn Hudson @sionhudson.bsky.social · 6d

My dad Alwyn suffered devastatingly from Alzheimer's for 10 years before he died this year. On Saturday, we are doing a Memory Walk in his honour. More challenging given the impending storm and 46mph winds forecast for the day 🤣!

Please donate if you can:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Sion

www.justgiving.com

4 8 30

Reposted by Brian Sloan

David Foster @david-foster.bsky.social · 8d

Trusts fans: CoA decision on LPA 1925, s53(1)(b) today:

www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

2 3 5

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Cambridge University Press - Law @cambup-law.cambridge.org · 9d

Unlock the complexities of Chinese property law with comprehensive analysis, practical case studies, and global comparative insights.

Property Law in China by Lei Chen

#PropertyLaw #LawSky #ChineseLaw

https://cup.org/4gvxx0R

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Hart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 10d

Now available: 'Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 12' edited by Peter Harris and Dominic de Cogan

A continuation of the prestigious series investigating current tax policy debates in an historical context ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gN4Nkq

#TaxLaw #LegalHistory

Banner showing the cover image of 'Studies in the History of Tax Law, Volume 12' and the text: The 12th volume in Hart’s leading series of books on the history of tax law, exploring important tax issues from both a UK and international perspective.

1 4

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 10d

From today's @thetimes.com. News to me and, I suspect, to the Law Commission...

Sidney Ross: ‘You could say my legal career is an accident’

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 21d

Sidney Ross, the oldest barrister still practising in England and Wales, talks to The Brief from @thetimes.com. www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

At 93, the oldest practising barrister in England and Wales tells Catherine Baksi how he launched a law career in his fifties after two decades as a lecturer

www.thetimes.com

3 3

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 19d

Something new from Sue Bright and me on the role of external aids in statutory construction

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/housing-afte...

The role of external aids in statutory construction

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk

Borkowski's Law of Succession 4e Resources - Oxford Learning Link

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 22d

New updates to Borkowski's Law of Succession (@oxfordacademic.bsky.social) just published, the main additions being on the Law Commission's much-anticipated Report on "Modernising Wills Law"
bit.ly/2YEOfU7

bit.ly

HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 23d

New case against the UK communicated by the ECtHR: does the inability of UK courts to remove married parents' parental responsibility breach the Convention?

The court would need to reconsider its 1998 decision in Smallwood v UK (hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-4442)

hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-244954

The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...

hudoc.echr.coe.int

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 23d

New by me in FamRZ: "Legislation on Surrogacy and Family Courts in Ireland": bit.ly/464f1ZZ

1

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · 23d

Those at the Faculty are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon) FBA last week. Conor will be remembered as a charming, funny and brilliant teacher, and a great thinker. For more plus some of his superb lectures see:

🔗http://bit.ly/4mhFOXx

2 5

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Faculty of Law @cambridgelaw.bsky.social · 27d

📖OUP (@oxfordunipress.bsky.social) has published the 4th edition of 'Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials' by Paul Davies (@ucl.ac.uk) and Graham Virgo (@downingcollege.bsky.social) - the most engaging and student-focused text, cases, and materials on #equity:

🔗http://bit.ly/41LzbWe

Equity & Trusts: Text, Cases, and Materials 4th edition

#dvc #desvoeuxchambers #oxford #cambridge #hku #hkulaw #privatelaw | Des Voeux Chambers

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 29d

𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐱 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝-𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞-𝐇𝐊𝐔 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 — 𝐃𝐕𝐂 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🌟 We are honoured to host Dr Jordan English from 英國牛津大學 and Dr Brian Sloan from 英國劍橋大學 online ...

www.linkedin.com

1

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to a typhoon and a 7-hour flight delay, my contribution to tonight’s lecture took the form of a recording from Da Nang airport! I did, however, make a late appearance at the dinner.

2

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Centre for Private Law, The University of Hong Kong is pleased to invite you to an upcoming lecture as part of the Des Voeux Chambers Oxford-Cambridge-HKU Visiting Fellowship programme. The… | Cen...

The Centre for Private Law, The University of Hong Kong is pleased to invite you to an upcoming lecture as part of the Des Voeux Chambers Oxford-Cambridge-HKU Visiting Fellowship programme. The event,...

www.linkedin.com

Probably the most important event in the Centre's calender: our internal workshop for colleagues and visitors to present recently published works or works in progress for discussion. 🙏🏼 Brian Sloa...

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Probably the most important event in the Centre's calender: our internal workshop for colleagues and visitors to present recently published works or works in progress for discussion. 🙏🏼 Brian Sloan an...

www.linkedin.com

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'll be presenting an updated version of "The ‘Social Contract’, Care and Inheritance in England and Hong Kong" (bit.ly/2lIfYDI) at a HKU Private Law workshop this evening, almost six years after I was first scheduled to do so.

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Two Perspectives on Guest v Guest

Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · Aug 17

Looking forward to starting my Des Voeux Chambers Cambridge-HKU Visiting Fellowship tomorrow! I'll be co-delivering this public lecture in a few weeks.
www.eventbrite.com/e/two-perspe...

Join us for a lecture by Dr Brian Sloan and Dr Jordan English on the decision in Guest v Guest and its potential implications for HK Law.

www.eventbrite.com

4

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · Aug 15

Happy publication day!

Public Law and the UK Supreme Court: www.routledge.com/Public-Law-a...

Private Law and the UK Supreme Court: www.routledge.com/Private-Law-...

Public Law and the UK Supreme Court: Key Cases and Decisions

This volume brings together expert commentators across different fields of public law to comment on key decisions by the UK Supreme Court (UKSC). Each author explores their case’s content, as well as ...

www.routledge.com

8 19

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · Feb 6

“A fascinating and thought-provoking study of #COVID19’s impact on an already-stretched #SocialCare system.” Brian Sloan, University of Cambridge

Publishing #OpenAccess:

Adult Social Care Law and Policy

Adult Social Care Law and Policy - Lessons from the Pandemic; Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The pandemic exposed weaknesses in adult social care, putting people who draw…

buff.ly

Adult Social Care Law and Policy

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Policy Press @policypress.bsky.social · Feb 6

“A fascinating and thought-provoking study of #COVID19’s impact on an already-stretched #SocialCare system.” Brian Sloan, University of Cambridge

Publishing #OpenAccess:

Adult Social Care Law and Policy - Lessons from the Pandemic; Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The pandemic exposed weaknesses in adult social care, putting people who draw…

buff.ly

1

Reposted by Brian Sloan

Reading Law School @unirdg-law.bsky.social · Aug 11

A blog post by Dr Derek Whayman (@whaymandr.bsky.social) explaining the Supreme Court's recent motor finance rulings and the role his work and that of other academics played in assisting the court's understanding of the case. blogs.reading.ac.uk/law/2025/08/...

Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd – Limited Redress for Car Buyers | Law at Reading

blogs.reading.ac.uk