🎙️ New Talking Family Law episode! We’re marking 50 years of the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 with @EmilyRoskilly & @alearmonth, covering s1 claimants, s2 powers, reasonable provision & cohabitees.
🎧 Listen https://t.co/AoR5384hoJ
@MaxJLHardy I had the same thought today. Every answer begins by telling you what a wonderful question you’ve asked and how your previous suggestions are marvellous. It is probably trying to curry favour!
@philosophybites This was absolutely my favourite book in the Ethics module I took as part of my jurisprudence degree. Thanks for reminding me of its virtues!
Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world? 🧵
@SuellaBraverman Suella, you need to base your policies on evidence. The evidence shows longer custodial sentences do not act as deterrent, nor do they help rehabilitate - quite the opposite. Listen to this year’s Reith lectures.
This February, our Contentious Probate 2025 conference is taking place at @CalClubLondon.
A pertinent and ongoing issue that many legal professionals encounter several times throughout their career.
Chaired by STEP’s ‘Advocate of the Year’ @alearmonth ⬇️
I’m leaving X now. Musk is either evil or insane and either way he’s dangerous. You can find me on LinkedIn if you’re a colleague or on Facebook if you know me socially. (Very tempted to leave Facebook too, mind.)