We're looking for another property lawyer to join the team The University of Manchester. Come and join John Picton and me at UoM Law Manchester Centre for Law and Business jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Casual to the seaside

"the fact that the law relating to proprietary estoppel seeks to prevent unconscionable conduct does not mean that a claimant can succeed without having suffered detriment" t.ly/uWU7c @ [26]

We are recruiting 3 x Lectureships and a Readership Aston Law School. Any area of research, and some preferred teaching experience. Deadline: 15th July. I’m very happy to have an informal chat with anyone. Please share! jobs.ac.uk/job/DID506/lec… jobs.ac.uk/job/DID483/rea…

Giving a talk on building safety in 20 Fenchurch St (the Walkie Talkie!) to DWF with this amazing view of the Tower of London from the window. It was the garrison of the Tower who stopped the eastward spread of the Great Fire in 1666 through effective firebreaks.

Passengers bursting onto the platform in beautiful dresses, hats and suits ready for the Henley Regatta in early July. Filmed c. 1898.

Fun barrister fact: every barrister who has been PM in the last 73 years has served more than a decade in the role. Nobody else has.

🦁⚽️ Wishing the best of luck to England in tonight's game! 💂‍♀️The Army in London British Army 🇬🇧

I find myself fascinated by the question of how much editorialising the aide tasked with passing notes to Keir Starmer about the England game is providing. They desperately need to make sure it ends up in the National Archives, like some of Clement Attlee's doodles.

Yesterday for the first time a female Lady Chief Justice swore in a female Lord Chancellor (officiated by a female Clerk of the Crown). History.

This Thursday, Isobel Kamber will be speaking on a panel covering “How to secure a pupillage at the commercial Bar”. The event will be held virtually. To register your attendance, visit the Legal Cheek website: lnkd.in/gbg88tSg

In this webinar, I discussed how the new JCT 2024 design and build contract only does the minimum to reflect changes made by the BSA 2022, does not effect the culture changes that the Hackitt report proposed, and needs extensive modification for higher risk builds.

Absolutely startled and thrilled to receive this surprise gift! Look at that gorgeous detail, everyone. 🥲

I am running the 2024 Great North Run for a South Tyneside charity in memory of my late husband Paul, who grew up there and loved it all his life. Paul died suddenly on the 2nd August: if you feel able to donate you’ll help a local charity doing amazing things

I am looking forward to discussing newcomer injunctions in respect of land at #SLSBristol24 SLS Annual Conference - thank you to the convenors and organisers of this year’s conference, I can’t wait to get started!

Pop by the Hart Publishing stall to discover new titles and learn about publishing with us! #SLSBristol24

As we digest the rightly damning Grenfell Inquiry report, a reminder that Housing after Grenfell blog is interested in submissions with commentary and analysis: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/housing-after-…

This will be out by the end of the month!

Indeed.