I am devastated by the copyright ruling in Luxembourg today, which stated that my work lacks originality and therefore will not receive copyright protection in Luxembourg. The basis of the ruling being that the model’s pose in my photo is not unique. 1/

📢Call For Papers: SLSA Annual Conference 2023 (4-6 April 2023) Do consider submitting your socio-legal work to the #IntellectualProperty stream; email/DM me for any qs or ideas. Deadline for abstracts is 9 January 2023. Full details here: ulster.ac.uk/conference/slsa

A thread that speaks to the intersectionalities that many women in academia have to battle with which means their task of being able to secure work and life balance or progress is compounded by institutional factors that few realise or care to acknowledge. Thank you Celine Tan [email protected]

We are ‘open’ to all subjects and all types of legal and interdisciplinary forms of scholarship! Do consider submitting a paper to our subject section SLSopen with at the The SLS 114th annual conference hosted Oxford Brookes University

In other news, I’m expecting baby number #2 🤰🏾

Thank you to my PhD examiners for their helpful comments today!! 🙏🏾

I have received “a serious threat from National Action London” notifying me of their “intention to kill” me & my family. They name my husband & home address.They don’t consider killing me ‘murder’ they call it an ‘execution’. This letter was through my front door This is Britain

Jason is an incredible human being, academic and pioneer! Having met and knowing him has added huge value to my life. He showed me support during the most trying times of my academic journey. He is the truly genuine and remarkable and I couldn’t be more delighted for him.

I am delighted to be co-editing a special Issue on 'Black Beauty: Perspectives, Views and Representations' for the Journal of Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty IntellectBooks View the CFP below. Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2023. intellectbooks.com/critical-studi…

CFP: Workshop on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property sponsored by Duke Law & Northwestern Law July 25-26 in Durham law.duke.edu/conferences/20… Dave Schwartz and I are thrilled to restart this chance for folks to present early stage projects Help spread the word David Schwartz

The Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies and partners is hosting another an early career workshop in June 23. To find out more: law.ox.ac.uk/content/news/l…. The deadline for submission of an application is the end of April. Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies SLSA

Fascinating! Exploring the use of exhibition (artefacts and objects) as a legal research practice. I used this method in my PhD research on IP and fashion. What an exciting workshop call 👠

Delighted to be co-authoring a chapter for the incoming Routledge Handbook on Fashion Law with this great bunch below! Our deep dive into physical & digital wearable fashion and the law we hope will provide lawyers and industry with some useful insights. #fashionlaw

How IP rights can leverage women in the textile sector through governments protection of traditional knowhow and designs in favor of a female dominated sector. eventbrite.com/e/dialogue-how…

Delighted to be giving a talk tomorrow to the student members of Oxford Law Society on getting into Fashion Law & Academia. 5-7pm St Edmund Hall College and Hybrid. #fashionlaw

I wrote a piece for The Conversation reviewing the V&A Naomi in Fashion groundbreaking exhibition. You can take a read of my thoughts here: theconversation.com/naomi-in-fashi…