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Gillian Douglas🦋

Gillian Douglas🦋

@gilliand.bsky.social

110 followers 91 following 28 posts

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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Max Hardy @maxjlhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for barristers/pupils for Kalisher Trust to participate in a mock trial on 25 February at Weavers Academy, Wellingborough and 26 February at The Bulwell Academy, Nottingham. Timing is 0930-early afternoon. Travel & small ex gratia payment available. DM me if you're free.

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 6d

⏰ Time is running out to submit your entry to the Financial Remedies Journal Annual Essay Competition! ⏰

Entries close on Friday 30th January 2026.

Find out more: financialremediesjournal.com/the-financia...

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Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social · 9d

CHART OF THE MONTH

This month we look at publicly funded mediation, which has seen a substantial decline since 2013, with a 60% drop in assessments over 12 years, and a halving of successful agreements.

Read more on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker

Reposted by Gillian Douglas, Federica Genovese

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 13d

If you’ve been following developments at the World Economic Forum, you’ll know that the international system is in flux.

A key challenge for policymakers is to navigate competing power aspirations and nodes of order. 🧵

Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · 19d

Really interesting article

Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 19d

TLATA and Economic Abuse by Anna Roiser

'Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants?'

Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/tlata-and-economic-abuse/

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 19d

TLATA and Economic Abuse by Anna Roiser

'Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants?'

Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/tlata-and-economic-abuse/

Reposted by Mary Bosworth, Will Jennings, Dave O’Brien , and 25 more Mary Bosworth, Will Jennings, Dave O’Brien, Caroline Krafft, Leigh Sparks, Stuart Elden, Charlie Beckett, Lesley A. Hall, Fabián Muniesa, Rebecca Sear, Lucy Munro, Elaine Treharne, Gillian Douglas, Holger Nehring, Margot C. Finn, Bessma Momani, Flávio Comim, Laleh Khalili, Steven Fielding, Paul Nightingale, Mary Margaret McCabe, Catherine J. Frieman, Gavin Kelly, Anthony Burke, Catriona Seth, Judith Jesch, Constance Bantman, Lorna Hughes

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19d

Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.

We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

International Fellowships 2026
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
Funding status
Open for applications
Career stage
Early-career

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Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · 19d

"The decisions during Covid too often ignored children’s needs."

After the Inquiry’s report, lawyers representing children & young people from @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social say the government must act NOW.

🔗 Read here ➡ hi.switchy.io/lIPh

#CovidInquiry

Reposted by Simon L. Lewis, Gillian Douglas, Lisa Colton , and 1 more Simon L. Lewis, Gillian Douglas, Lisa Colton, Hansraj Gautam

The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 19d

Together with the @royalsociety.org, we invite applications for the International Fellowships 2026. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC

A colour block banner with the words 'International Fellowships 2026' written on the left-hand side.

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 21d

FPR PD 27A and Procedural Ambush – A Litigant in Person’s Perspective by Anonymous

'This article, the anonymous writer explains, is not about abuse during the marriage, but rather...'

Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/fpr-pd-27a-and-procedural-ambush-a-litigant-in-persons-perspective/

Gillian Douglas🦋 @gilliand.bsky.social · 23d

Ha! Just finished reading ‘You Are Here’ by David Nicholls about this (well, using the walk as the setting and conceit for the novel).

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Catherine Baksi @legalhackette.bsky.social · 26d

Tributes pour in for Sir James Munby, the former head of the family division of the High Court, who died suddenly on new year's days -- in the @lawsocgazette. www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/mor...

'Moral clarity and compassion': Former family chief Munby dies at 77

Tributes pour in to Sir James Munby, former president of the Family Division, who died suddenly on new year's day.

www.lawgazette.co.uk

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · 27d

We are very saddened to hear about the death of Sir James Munby. His contribution to family law was immense, especially in the area of children's rights. During his retirement he continued to write learned and fascinating articles, including for this journal. An obituary will be forthcoming.

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Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · 28d

“If policies aren’t shaped with children in mind, we fail a generation.”

Children's rights lawyers welcome the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s call to make Child Rights Impact Assessments mandatory. @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social

📄 Read on here ➡️ hi.switchy.io/lIPh

#CovidInquiry #ChildRights

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Caroline Krafft, Lesley A. Hall , and 5 more Diane Coyle, Caroline Krafft, Lesley A. Hall, Gillian Douglas, Margot C. Finn, Maria Abreu, Ian Loader, Catriona Seth

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 26

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 · Nov 17

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

pinktape.co.uk/rants/lawyer...

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…

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Nov 14

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.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Nov 12

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.

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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Nov 12

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

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 12

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 · Nov 11

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 · Nov 10

Excellent piece!

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Financial Remedies Journal @frjournal.bsky.social · Nov 10

'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 · Oct 27

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.

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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)

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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.

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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