Cambridge Socio-Legal Group

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We've just launched an Open Call for Student-Led Events and Workshop Funding Applications (bit.ly/2zTVwWB), for events broadly within the field of socio-legal studies. 1 applicant must be a current member of @cam.ac.uk. £300/£1,000 available. Deadline 20/3/26. Please share #sociolegal #camsociolegal

Diverse Voices in Family Law Diverse Voices in Family Law; Highlighting experiences and voices historically overlooked, this book answers the need for a more inclusive curriculum in family law in England and Wales. It helps reade...

Very pleased to have a chapter on "Legal Parenthood and Same-Sex Couples" in "Diverse Voices in Family Law" (@brisunipress.bsky.social), edited by @rajnaara.bsky.social.

A Research Agenda for Succession Law In this highly informative book leading international scholars consider the potential avenues for future research on succession law. They examine the response of researchers to societal developments s...

Very pleased that "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" has made it onto the @elgarpublishing.bsky.social website. Publication expected April 2026! #ARAFSL

The Faculty (@cambridgelaw.bsky.social) is offering a John Hall studentship for a new PhD student commencing either full-time or part-time doctoral research in 2026/27, with a preference for scholars in Family Law and a value of £15,000pa.
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Includes "Spaces of Care" (bit.ly/3JE83PN) & several of our other books. Royalties support our research activities.

Family Law | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Now that it's on the @cambup-law.cambridge.org website, maybe now is the time to announce the forthcoming textbook on Family Law that Andy Hayward, Charlotte Bendall and I have co-authored. Expected in June 2026!
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TODAY! There's still time to register on Zoom or come along in person.

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CSLG/CFL Hybrid Seminar: Dot Reid (@dotreid.bsky.social) (@uofglasgow.bsky.social & @robinsoncollege.bsky.social) on 'Inheritance and Complex Families: What Scots Think About Who Should Inherit', 20th October, 1pm BST,
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social & Zoom. Registration: bit.ly/4hf1OBt

We have just sent our Members an email about Management Committee elections. If you are a member and did not receive the email, please let us know.

Brian Sloan cited at length in Law Commission 'Modernising Wills Law' Report

📢 Faculty & Cambridge Family Law (CFL) member @briandsloan.bsky.social ‪(@robinsoncollege.bsky.social) has been serving on the advisory group for the Law Commission project to modernise wills, and was extensively cited in the 'Modernising Wills Law' report issued on Friday:

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Brian Sloan (@briandsloan.bsky.social‬) cited at length in Law Commission Wills Report
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Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship (Fixed Term) at ⁦‪‬⁩
@cambridgelaw.bsky.social and @newnhamcollege.bsky.social
An excellent opportunity for an early career legal scholar! www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2...

Micro-to multi-chimerism: the multiple facets of a singular phenomenon - Seminars in Immunopathology Natural chimeras are prevalent in nature (> 10 phyla of protists, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates), disrupting the conventional believe that genetically homogeneous entities are selected to pre...

My work on chimeras continues to mean that I'm cited in fields far from my own. I hope I haven't misunderstood the underlying science! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The World Congress exists to enhance, promote and protect the human rights of children and young people. It meets every four years to assess, discuss and exchange ideas on the law, public policy and affiliated professional areas that impact upon the rights of children. www.worldcongress.co

Looking forward to giving a Family & Medical Law Discussion Group seminar on my work on chimeras and parenthood at @exetercollegeox.bsky.social on Friday.
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Catherine Barnard appointed to Professorship in European Law

📢We're delighted to announce that @cbarnard.bsky.social has been appointed to the Professorship in European Law, established in 1994 & previously held by Sir Alan Dashwood KC and Kenneth Armstrong:

🔗https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/news/2025/01/catherine-barnard-appointed-professorship-european-law

Fifty Years of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 Speakers: Professors Daniel Monk (Birkbeck University of London) & Rebecca Probert (University of Exeter) The enactment of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was a landmark moment in family law. Coming into force in 1971, it had a significant impact on legal practice and was followed by a dramatic increase in divorce rates, reflecting changes in social attitudes. Fifty Year of the Divorce Reform Act 1969 brought together scholars from law, sociology, history, demography, and film and literature, to reflect on the changes to divorce law and practice over the past 50 years, and the changing impact of divorce on different people in society, particularly women. As such, it presents a 'biography' of this important piece of legislation, moving from its conception and birth, through its reception and development, to its imminent demise. Looking to the future, and to the new law introduced by the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. It hopes to suggest ways for evaluating what makes a 'good' divorce law. Rebecca Probert’s research focuses on the law and history of marriage, bigamy, divorce and cohabitation. She is currently working on a history of bigamy from 1604 to the present day. Daniel Monk’s research has research has explored a wide range of issues relating to families, children, education and sexuality. His current research is about law and friendship and how to make family law visual. Daniel Monk’s research has research has explored a wide range of issues relating to families, children, education and sexuality. His current research is about law and friendship and how to make family law visual. This seminar was co-hosted by the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group, an interdisciplinary discussion forum promoting debate on topical socio-legal issues and empirical research methodology, and the Cambridge Family Law Centre. The CSLG organises and supports events and publications relating to socio-legal research, drawing participants from within the University of Cambridge and around the world. A donation would be instrumental in allowing the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group to continue its cross-disciplinary work: https://www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-cambridge/the-cambridge-socio-legal-group

It was a pleasure to chair a #camfamilylaw & #camsociolegal seminar by Daniel Monk and Rebecca Probert on "Fifty Years of the Divorce Reform Act 1969" (@hartpublishing.bsky.social) this week
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We’re delighted to have joined @bsky.app! We are an interdisciplinary discussion forum promoting debate on topical socio-legal issues and empirical research methodology. We’re affiliated with several departments across the University of Cambridge, including @cambridgelaw.bsky.social. #sociolegal