I had entirely forgotten that I bought this - for 99p.

We were delighted to host Professor Krisztina Rozsnyai recently in the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series for a fascinating talk entitled "Saving Hungarian Courts from the European Level: Mission Impossible?"

🎉 Happy Birthday to #WilliamShakespeare! 🎭 We're celebrating with a #BookGiveaway 📚 🔁 Repost for a chance to win a copy of Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers by @freeburian.bsky.social! You’ve got until midnight, 23/04/25 Winner picked at random + revealed tomorrow! 💫

New post by @markpmancini.bsky.social on the importance of procedure and legal orderliness. doubleaspect.blog/2025/04/22/f...

20 years of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme #AFCS A blog post on my reflections: - 127,414 claims - 1/3 rejected - 67% of most seriously harmed get much lower award than due - 99.% of cases at appeal increased or maintained (only 55 / 11,035 reduced) veteranlawproject.org.uk/blog/post31

Celebrate World IP Day with @uniofmanchester.bsky.social exclusive masterclass on intellectual property in tech. Join our expert panel to explore global IP challenges, geopolitics, AI-driven patents, and startup protection strategies. Don't miss out — register today: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If only there were other universities in other parts of the country with lots of lab space and/or space for building lab space where housing costs were lower.

1/7 Can the executive ‘safeguard’ the constitution? The UK Constitution Committee says yes, but I worry. The plural UK executive means this is unlikely. And if we want internal executive checks like the civil service to work, we need to strengthen them now. Trump 2.0 is a warning.

The April 2025 issue of Public Law is now avail. on Westlaw feat. a themed analysis section - Race and Public Law - compiled by @vidyakumar.bsky.social. Papers are by Vidya, on "Race and the UK Constitution"; Shreya Atrey "A Common Law principle of racial equality?"; Tom Frost ...

@aileenmcharg.bsky.social are presenting a very early draft of our BA/Leverhulme funded interview-based research on the Sewel convention tomorrow at UCL. Rick Rawlings and Akash Paun will respond to the paper and ask why my footnotes are colour coded. Details here: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Strathclyde Law School is advertising for a readership in public law. Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI746/r... Feel free to contact me if you have any queries about this post.

...Roger Masterman, David Mead, Colin Murray, Charlotte O'Brien, Elizabeth O'Loughlin, Adam Perry, James Robottom, Jens Scherpe, Saba Shakil, Findlay Stark, Shona Wilson Stark, Gabriel Tan, Joe Tomlinson, Robert Thomas, Hélène Tyrrell, Sam Willis and Alison Young. [2/2]

In the PUBLIC LAW volume we have contributions from Ed Bates, Joanna Bell, Nicole Busby, Kenny Chng, Paul Craig, Anurag Deb, Brice Dickson, Hasan Dindjer, Mark Elliott, Eleni Frantziou, Tom Frost, Ariella Gordon, Daniella Lock, Kacper Majewski, Conall Mallory, Lee Marsons, Stevie Martin... [1/2]

Jenny Russell and I are proud to present PUBLIC LAW AND THE UK SUPREME COURT and PRIVATE LAW AND THE UK SUPREME COURT, twin volumes of commentary on the jurisprudence of the UKSC's first fifteen years. All going well, it should be out this winter. Thanks to all contributors!

1/17 the ‘youth’ of spads 🧵 Robert Hazell at @conunitucl.bsky.social and I wrote a book on spads over a decade ago. We looked at about 600+ spads (1979-2013). www.bloomsbury.com/uk/special-a...

Upcoming conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. 3-4 July 2025. A collaboration between the University of Worcester and @histparl.bsky.social @georgianlords.bsky.social. 2 days of fantastic speakers. You can book here: www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...

Details of this year's Public Law Lecture, to be delivered by Prof Alison Young, next Wednesday (online and in person). ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/03/14/e...

We've worked with the Law Society(NI), litigants in person & other stakeholders to develop a Charter to help manage what can be a difficult relationship between litigants in person and solicitors on the 'other side' of the case. Details of the Charter launch below - please register to attend ⬇️

Dr Shiling Xiao (Manchester) presented a fascinating paper on Chinese constitutional review in the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series on Wednesday

Is blockchain the key to the future of commercial arbitration? Join Dr Joseph Lee and Dr Federico Ast on 18 March at 12:00 GMT to gain insights into the revolutionary role of blockchain and smart contracts in commercial arbitration. Register today: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Please apply to join us at @lawuom.bsky.social, we are a very nice place to work! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMF882/l...

With sadness, we announce the passing of Prof. Margot Brazier OBE KC (Hon), a pioneer for over 50 years in Healthcare Ethics & Law. She will be remembered as a "paradigmatic female role model" who supported countless young female academics. Full tribute linked:

New inquiry announcement from the House of Lords Constitution Committee: committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Great place to work; great people

On 13 March 6:30-8pm @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Dr Ruth Lamont, Dr Eloise Moss (@ladyburglar.bsky.social) & Dr Charlotte Wildman (@drcharlottewildman.bsky.social) discuss Friendless or Forsaken?—their powerful book on Britain-to-Canada child emigration www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendless...

We are deeply saddened to share news of the passing of Professor Lou Kushnick OBE. A champion for racial justice, Lou was a Professor of @uomsociology.bsky.social for 40+ years & founder of the AIU Centre Our thoughts are with his family & all who knew him ❤️ www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

Researchers including Prof. Ed Fieldhouse from @uompol.bsky.social found nearly 2M voters lacked the right ID to vote in the #GE2024 Data from @britishelectionstudy.com shows voter ID laws hit poorer, less educated voters hardest raising concerns for democracy www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

A very timely (from the point of view of my forthcoming seminar reading list) post on an important issue. Good to see @lizaoloughlin.bsky.social and Maurice Sunkin's consultation response getting a name check.

Whenever people discuss JAG Griffith nowadays, they almost always talk about the politics of the judiciary. But Griffith also produced large empirical studies of administrative law in practice like this huge 565 page book on local government. We need more work like this.

In November, @uclspp.bsky.social held a Policy & Practice event on accountability in British politics, with @rob1894.bsky.social, Greg Clark and @kitty-donaldson.bsky.social, chaired by our founder, Robert Hazell. Watch it back 👇

May be biased here, but I can assure anyone thinking about it that completing a PhD with @mckeevergrainne.bsky.social, and at Ulster University generally, is a fantastic experience.

An important and authoritative book by @henrymidgley.bsky.social Laurence Ferry and Aileen Murphie on the National Audit Office and its pivotal role in holding government to account. Highly recommended. www.routledge.com/Holding-Gove...

The University of Manchester celebrates double win at Times Higher Education Awards www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...