Open access to a collection of some of the best papers presented at the 25th British Legal History Conference including the wonderful @gwenseabourne.bsky.social on petty treason.

Just discovered one of my favourite podcasts is back - it appeared magically on my tablet. Welcome back Waldy & Bendy!

Delighted to speak at the Pathways to Justice workshop at University of Technology Sydney discussing the non-implementation of IICSA reforms to state-based redress in England and Wales and UK case-law following BXB. An excellent forum for discussion and to engage in comparative insights.

Should there be a non-delegable duty to prevent institutional child sexual abuse? My latest blog discusses a case going to the High Court of Australia in August on this point in the light of the HCA's 2024 ruling in Bird: legalresearch.blogs.bris.ac.uk/2025/07/comp...

So excited to be part of the Organising Ctte and speaking at the Pathways to Justice for Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse conference in Sydney 19-20 Sept 2025. Attendance in person or online. pathways.openlaw.com.au

Looking forward to speaking at the IX Congreso de Derecho Civil Patrimonial at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru on comparative approaches to vicarious liability of parent companies for their subsidiaries.

Wonderful to see Chris Newdick honoured in the latest edition of the @nilegalq.bsky.social with contributions from my colleagues John Coggan and Keith Syrett.

Students studying abroad as part of their degree do struggle with obtaining visas often arriving late as a result. If we want to increase student opportunities, this would be a great step forward.

🌍 ICLQ Annual Lecture 2025 – Register now!
Join us to hear Prof Benoît Mayer explore 'Highest Possible Ambition' in Climate Change Mitigation.
📅 Date: 13 May
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BIg news for Comparative Lawyers - the ICLQ has moved to Bluesky! Do follow.

Important government proposals today, following consultation, to assist survivors of child sexual abuse with statutory changes to limitation periods and law on apologies to clarify operation for vicarious liability: www.gov.uk/government/n...

Just received an email hoping I had a "great" start to the year. Well no. I do appreciate this is just a friendly gesture but a little insensitive to those going through a difficult time. Perhaps tone it down a bit ...

Heading to my last in person SLS meeting as member of its Executive. Exciting agenda for today and lots to discuss and looking forward to meeting new Exec members in person!

Just published: my blog on recent High Court of Australia child sexual abuse decision in DP v Bird. Delighted to share my insights on this controversial decision. Feedback welcome:

Caging the Bird: Vicarious Liability in the High Court of Australia
legalresearch.blogs.bris.ac.uk

As someone whose father has dementia, the concerns in this letter ring loudly. "Dementia is the biggest health and social care challenge of our time but the current system is not set up to meet the needs of almost 1 million people living with dementia in the UK"

"It is still remarkable that it has taken more than 2 years for a government to respond to the IICSA in any meaningful way".The Report came out in October 2022 and sexual abuse survivors still wait for details of any redress scheme bar the previous government's wait and see. Will Labour finally act?

Prof Jay's frustration is entirely understandable - a report highlighting safeguarding returns still awaits action from October 2022. And still no news about any redress scheme bar hints that it faces a government introducing budget cuts.