A treasure of legal history for a medieval Monday – 'The Forsa Rune Ring the earliest written law in Scandinavia' viking.archeurope.com/runes/forsa-... #medievalsky

How should the EU handle emergencies? - An insightful article of interest to read on this matter - ‘Emergency Powers’ of the European Union: An Inquiry on the Supranational Model' www.europeanpapers.eu/e-journal/em...

Blue skies over Lindesfarne - a tidal and historic island off the coast of Northumberland

The magnificent Alnwick castle in Northumberland

'Structural principles of EU law' - Exciting new book out this month on the principles shaping EU law: autonomy, conferral, equality, national identity, loyalty, solidarity, supremacy and effectiveness. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/structura...

That Friday feeling

EU ROL piece of interest from EU observer - 'EU Bulgaria’s rule-of-law crisis could be Europe’s next headache' euobserver.com/Rule%20of%20...

Treasures of legal history - A magnificient medieval illuminated legal statutes book containing the 1225 Magna Carta and which was recently displayed at the Weston library in Oxford #medievalsky

Cloudy and cool early morning skies over Durham Cathedral today

CJEU news of interest - EULaw live analysis of the relationship between the CJEU and the Court of Arbitration for sport eulawlive.com/op-ed-a-tale...

A purrfect academic companion packed and ready for another adventure

Constitutional law book of interest out soon www.bloomsbury.com/uk/key-ideas...

Private enforcement of Competition law - new EU Law live piece of interest eulawlive.com/op-ed-when-d...

A visit to the excellent ‘Magna Carta and the North exhibition’ at Durham Cathedral www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/visit-us/thi...

Blue skies over Durham today

CJEU/ROL - New EU law live Op-Ed of interest: “Freezing and Unfreezing EU Funds to Ensure Fundamental Rights Compliance: The Commission’s Discretion Under Review Before the Court of Justice: Parliament v Commission (C-225/24)” eulawlive.com/op-ed-freezi...

A magnificient Irish legal treasure – The Collection Canonium Hibernensis - a collection of canon law compiled in the 8th century (St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 243 : Collectio canonum hibernensis) iiif.biblissima.fr/collections/... #medievalsky

Digital competition law - EU rejects Apple demand to scrap landmark tech rules www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Amazing artwork marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway and just before family trip out to see the York Railway museum which has just reopened its station hall for 50th anniversary www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The iconic York Minster this afternoon

My purrfect academic companion watching and waiting

New book of interest out soon - ‘Transparency in EU law’ link.springer.com/book/9783032...

Constititional law - Exciting new book of interest out soon www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

EU law live Opinion of interest 'concerning continued application of EU law relating to transposing UK law enacted before Brexit', eulawlive.com/opinion-conc...

A stunning treasure of legal history containing some of the oldest English laws and which also features a dragon - The magnificient Textus Roffensis. (Textus Roffensis is on display in the crypt of Rochester Cathedral and available online at rochestercathedral.org/textus) #medievalsky

Medieval treasures - Just received from a friend this lovely book on the amazing exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland which features precious manuscripts from the Abbey of St Gall, Switzerland — some returning to Ireland for the first time in 1000 years! #medievalsky

Delighted to share the Future of Books and Reading paper, which combines research insights, professional expertise, and readers' voices to highlight the enjoyable, engaging, empowering and enriching effects of reading across the lifespan. Access here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/literacylab/

Judicial independence - new book of interest - 'The Efficacy of Judicial Review - The Rule of Law and the Promise of Independent Courts' www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

A magnificat at the door

EAW/Charter of Fundamental Rights - EU law live piece on case of interest (Case C-583/24, Tagu) concerning 'proportionality of mandatory minimum sentences in European Arrest Warrant cases' eulawlive.com/streamed-cje...

'The Competence Question in the (Con) Federal European Union' - A new book of interest out which Pinpoints the EU's foundational legitimacy problem and proposes a new constitutional initiative through which it can be overcome global.oup.com/academic/pro...

EU soft law/National courts of EU MSS - New EU law live analysis of interest - 'Legal protection against EU soft law - The Contribution of National Courts' eulawlive.com/weekend-edit...

Blue skies over Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire

’Cats are connoisseurs of comfort’ (James Herriot)

A magnificient medieval treasure for a Friday - King Arthur removing the sword from the stone (Le Livre de Merlin, France, N. (Arras), 1310, Add MS 38117, f. 73v)

Anticompetitive practices - New EU law live piece of interest - 'Commission accepts commitments from Microsoft addressing antitrust practices relating to Teams' eulawlive.com/commission-a...

EU AI Act - Guardian piece of interest - 'Italy has become the first country in the EU to approve a comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence' www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

For these magnificats 'The greatest adventure is what lies ahead', (quote from The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien)

Judicial independence - new book of interest - 'The Efficacy of Judicial Review - The Rule of Law and the Promise of Independent Courts' www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

A magnificient medieval illuminated legal text - 'Bracton: the king’s duty to do justice' (BL MS Add 11353 fo 9. ©The British Library) #medievalsky

Transparency in EU law - new book of interest out in October which includes examining 'transparency as a multifaceted concept closely tied to democracy, accountability and other values'. link.springer.com/book/9783032...

A surprise garden visitor

EU ROL/effective judicial protection/legal certainty - New EU law live piece of interest -“Null and Void? The Legal Fate of Judgments Issued By Irregular Benches: AW “T” (C-225/22)” eulawlive.com/op-ed-null-a...

A magnificient medieval treasure for a medieval Monday- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: (Cotton MS Nero A X/2, ff. 94v–95r)

Judicial associations/judicial independence - new article of interest exploring 'the role of judicial associations in promoting and upholding judicial independence' link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Autumn magic

Some amazing books on display at York book fair today including this stunning 15th century illuminated manuscript

A purrfect academic companion just chilling

CJEU/European Arrest Warrant - New EU live piece of interest - 'Court of Justice: The suspension of EAW sentences falls under the sole prerogative of issuing States under the Framework Decision' eulawlive.com/court-of-jus...

A rare medieval treasure - A Merlin manuscript which was recently discovered is now digitised at Cambridge University Library. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/merl... (Image below - Merlin as a harpist at the court of Arthur, Suite Vulgate du Merlin, BnF, fr. 749 f. 319 (c.1285) #medievalsky