Sign in

Alec Morris

@alecmorris1.bsky.social
146 followers 154 following 113 posts

Lecturer in Property Law, University of Reading. Research interests: private law, particularly trusts. SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAu…

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Alec Morris
John Tribe @drtribeinsolvency.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
People ask, what are the alabaster medallions of well known jurists like in the normally closed old court building in Southport? Well, take a look at these art deco marvels: (1) Sir Edward Coke /1
3298
Reposted by Alec Morris
Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lord Briggs is next President of the UKSC: lnkd.in/p/e5ytH7aj
lnkd.in
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Briggs of Westbourne as the next President of the Supreme Court. The King made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord… |...
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Briggs of Westbourne as the next President of the Supreme Court. The King made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Ch...
11615
Reposted by Alec Morris
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
253116753318
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
These coins must be doing a fair amount of damage. A National Trust officer even says "It is a relief"... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Giant's Causeway: 10,000 rock damaging coins removed from landmark
Conservationists remove the equivalent of 10,000 coins that had been wedged into the Giant's Causeway's pillars.
001
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Very sorry to hear of the death of Gwilym Owen. He was a very talented scholar & teacher, and above all a kind, supportive & gentle person. I had the privilege of attending the excellent lecture in his honour given by @gwenseabourne.bsky.social just 2 weeks ago. RIP. www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/dr...
bangor.ac.uk
Dr Gwilym Owen | Bangor University
002
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Lawyers/academics: does anyone have a copy of Hardingham & Baxt's 'Discretionary Trusts' book (2nd edn 1984) they would be willing to sell? Or know where/how I'd be able to buy it? Please let me know - I'd like my own copy (fed up of having to go to library to read it). Will pay good money for it!
113
Reposted by Alec Morris
Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Large language models (AI tools like ChatGPT) consistently “change the direction of posts on contested topics, even when told to preserve the original meaning”, according to a study by the Oxford Internet Institute – and these changes could cumulatively influence public opinion via social media.
An accursed LLM. Photo by aerps.com at unsplash.com
1236
Reposted by Alec Morris
Reading Law School @unirdg-law.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Dr Derek Whayman's (@whaymandr.bsky.social) new case note on the motor finance litigation in Legal Studies explains how the baton has been passed from fiduciary law to the CCA for dealing with the agency problem: doi.org/10.1017/lst.... (open access).
doi.org
The motor finance litigation | Legal Studies | Cambridge Core
The motor finance litigation
003
Reposted by Alec Morris
Gwen Seabourne @gwenseabourne.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Should anyone be in the Bangor area at the end of the month, and feel in the mood for some #WelshLegalHistory ... www.bangor.ac.uk/events/myste...
Poster, talk on Welsh Mortgages, Bangor, 30th July.
001
Reposted by Alec Morris
Hart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Now available: 'Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 13, Part 2' edited by Martin Dixon and Emma Lees Based on papers presented at the well-established Modern Studies in Property Law biennial conference ➡️ bit.ly/4v9E32X #PropertyLaw
Banner showing the cover image of 'Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 13, Part 2' and the text: Cutting-edge research relating to property law, covering land law, equity and trusts, and the interaction between property law and the environment
011
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Cambridge Family Law Centre at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social have joined @bsky.app! Do follow them for news of their activities and events: @camfamilylaw.bsky.social. #familylaw #camfamilylaw
A screenshot of https://bsky.app/profile/camfamilylaw.bsky.social
043
Reposted by Alec Morris
SpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Oh no. Roy Goode has died. An amazing man. Easily the most important commercial lawyer of the last century. He was an autodidact, teaching himself how things worked and then explaining it on to others from scratch, which was how he pushed things forward.
7136
Reposted by Alec Morris
Hart Publishing @hartpublishing.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Now published: 'Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 13, Part 1' edited by Martin Dixon and Emma Lees Examines a diverse range of topics in property law, reflecting on a variety of current and emerging issues ➡️ bit.ly/4ubh9I1 #PropertyLaw
Banner showing the cover image of 'Modern Studies in Property Law, Volume 13, Part 1' and the text: The 13th volume in Hart Publishing’s successful series, Modern Studies in Property Law.
022
Reposted by Alec Morris
Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The lady chief justice has announced the creation of a new business and property division for the High Court of England and Wales. It will replace the Chancery division, whose origins as a court were in the mid-14th century — though based on earlier structures rozenberg.substack.com/p/new-high-c...
rozenberg.substack.com
New High Court structure
Chancery division to be replaced by new business and property division
365
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sir Stephen Hough concert today. What an incredible pianist 🎼 and a very interesting setlist. You could see most people become uncomfortable during the Schoenberg and Stockhausen pieces - and then relax once the Beethoven began! Nice take on the Mary Poppins pieces too.
Photo of the programme from Sir Stephen Hough's concert today
000
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Pleasantly surprised OUP delivered this book more than a month before its supposed publication date. Look forward to reading it! @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
Photo of Kit Barker's latest book: Enforcement Rights in Public and Private Law
000
Reposted by Alec Morris
Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Out now: A Research Agenda for Succession Law Edited by @briandsloan.bsky.social Free - read the Preface and the Introduction: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Available for libraries via Elgaronline. Available in print and eBook through our website: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.

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 such as ageing populations, technological developments and changing family forms.
065
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
For those interested in trusts law, the case is Harries v The Church Commissioners for England [1992] 1 WLR 1241
010
Reposted by Alec Morris
Adam Hofri @adamhofri.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In the current episode of "Trusts Talk", the trusts podcast I co-host with Prof. Mark Bennett, we hosted Sara Adami-Johnson of RBC Wealth Management for an exciting chat about wealth, families, advising them, art, the art market, positive psychology and so much else: www.youtube.com/@truststalk
youtube.com
Trusts Talk
Trusts Talk with Adam Hofri-Winogradow and Mark Bennett is a podcast featuring deep-dive discussions with trust lawyers and academics on a wide range of fascinating issues in trusts law. Through thoug...
021
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This lecture is now published in the CLJ: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Whilst I wasn't expecting forensic analysis, some of the analysis is sloppy. In an article about 'equitable ownership' you would expect some engagement with (or even mention of!) discretionary trusts and charitable trusts..
cambridge.org
EQUITABLE OWNERSHIP | The Cambridge Law Journal | Cambridge Core
EQUITABLE OWNERSHIP
130
Reposted by Alec Morris
Adam Hofri @adamhofri.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Together with my good colleague and friend, Prof. Mark Bennett of the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (people.wgtn.ac.nz/mark.bennett), I am today inaugurating a new podcast about trusts law, trusts practice and trusts research, called "Trusts Talk".
102
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social (in conjunction with @newnhamcollege.bsky.social) are recruiting to a 1-year Catherine Seville Assistant Professorship in Equity & Trusts. Closing date 3/5. This is an excellent opportunity to join our team of property lawyers!
bit.ly
Catherine Seville Asst Professor 1 year fixed term
The Faculty of Law and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge are seeking to appoint an appropriately qualified individual to a one-year Assistant Professorship in Equity and Trusts from 1
102
Reposted by Alec Morris
Civil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
An historic manor house has been sold by a cryptocurrency-backed charity as part of its plan to “wind down” in the coming years, according to the organisation’s accounts.
civilsociety.co.uk
Historic manor house sold by crypto-backed charity for under £6m amid closure plans
001
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We at @cambridgelaw.bsky.social are looking for an Assistant Professor in Tort Law (fixed term for 3 years). Do please spread the word about this opportunity to join our fantastic team of tort lawyers!
law.cam.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Tort Law (Fixed Term)
The Faculty of Law is seeking to appoint an appropriately qualified person to an Assistant Professor in Tort Law from 1 October 2026. The person appointed will teach at undergraduate and postgraduate
003
Reposted by Alec Morris
Department of Land Economy @landeconomy.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🎙️🏡⚖️Members of our Cambridge Centre for Property Law were recently featured on a special anniversary episode of Cambridge University Law Society's CULSCAST: Beyond Doctrine, discussing how the LPA has become one of the cornerstones of English Land Law. 🔗Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com
100 Years of the LPA 1925 | Beyond Doctrine Ep. 3
Podcast Episode · CULSCAST: The CULS Podcast · 26/12/2025 · 56m
012
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Nature is amazing. Found this beautiful, tree-like frost on one of my windows this morning.
A photo of frost on a window - the frost creating a beautiful tree-like pattern
010
Reposted by Alec Morris
Adam Hofri @adamhofri.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Published today: my chapter, co-authored with the incredible Sara Adami-Johnson, about offshore firewalls: academic.oup.com/edited.../61.... The chapter will appear in the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Trust Laws, edited by Mark Bennett, Lusina Ho, Richard Nolan and me.
111
Reposted by Alec Morris
Paul B. Miller @pbaronmiller.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 Delighted to announce the CfP for Vol V of Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory @OUPLaw w/ support fr @notredamelaw.bsky.social and @law.rutgers.edu. Papers to be presented at a workshop at @UctLaw in Cape Town in Jan '27. Pls submit! philevents.org/event/show/1...
philevents.org
Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory, Volume V
Oxford University Press is pleased to announce a call for papers for Volume V of Oxford Studies in Private Law Theory, edited by Paul Miller (Notre Dame) and John Oberdiek (Rutgers). Oxford Studi...
052
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Pleased to see my chapter, the Rights of Objects of Powers, now published online - part of the brilliant Oxford Handbook of Comparative Trust Laws: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... For those without OUP online access, the pre-published version can be accessed here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
011
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Very pleased that "A Research Agenda for Succession Law" has made it onto the @elgarpublishing.bsky.social website. Publication expected April 2026! #ARAFSL
bit.ly
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...
042
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This is now out as Lorren Eldridge, 'Section 53(1)(b) and the Rest is History' [2025] Conv 363 - full text on Westlaw.
024
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
There's something quite pleasing about owning the 150th Anniversary Editions of these texts. Would have been even better had they included the seal on the front of Theobald as well!
Photo of Theobald on Wills 20th edition next to Snell's Equity 34th edition
000
Reposted by Alec Morris
Brian Sloan @briandsloan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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. bit.ly/3XBt0kW
bit.ly
John Hall PhD Studentship
The Faculty of Law is offering one studentship for a new PhD student commencing either full-time or part-time doctoral research in 2026/27. The studentship is available to home and overseas students,
123
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
📚 It's that regular call for persons interested in writing for the Conveyancer Book Reviews section 📚 This time, particularly reviewers interested in construction; and trusts. Reviews for Conv are short, and we publish 4 times a with fairly flexible deadlines (within reason).
112
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Dame Professor Sarah Worthington, The Paradoxes of Property Lecture no 2 youtube.com/watch?v=OMAn...
youtube.com
The Paradoxes of Property: What do we Own and What can we Own?: Hamlyn Lectures 2025, Lecture 2
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
032
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Proofs proofs proofs proofs! Produced at high speed to get in there between the Court of Appeal judgment and the UKSC hearing in NIOC v Crescent Gas, my article on the drafting history of s53(1)(b) of the LPA 1925 will be out in the Conveyancer shortly.
132
Reposted by Alec Morris
UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 04/11/2025
📢 Commonhold: The Future of Flat Ownership Join our expert panel for an evening event in which landmark developments to flat ownership will be explored. 📅 9 December 2025 ⏰ 6pm 🏛️ UCL Laws 🔗 Book for free www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
Facade of a multi-story apartment building in London, featuring uniform balconies. Each apartment has large windows and personal items, divided by thick concrete walls.
011
Reposted by Alec Morris
Charlotte John @lottiejohn1.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
A deep-dive into the fictional will and murder-for-inheritance scenario in Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero through the lens of English law — private purpose trusts, certainties, perpetuities, forfeiture, butterfly lifespans, cat pictures, and capricious pet bequests. equitysdarling.co.uk/2025/10/23/s...
equitysdarling.co.uk
She Who Laughs Last? Pets, Perpetuities, and Other Problems with the Last Will and Testament of Taylor A. Swift - Equity's Darling
A legal analysis of Taylor Swift’s fictional will from Anti-Hero, exploring pets, perpetuities, probate pitfalls and the perils of home-drafted wills under English law.
43016
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Deadline extended to 1 Nov. Please share with UGs interested in #legalhistory or #womeninlaw. Don't have to be studying legal history, topic is open. Chance to connect with Selden's Sister, who also run PG mentoring scheme. £100 in Hart Publishing vouches up for grabs!
023
Reposted by Alec Morris
Charlotte John @lottiejohn1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
This looks to be an important and very interesting event - a conference on 13 April 2026 at Selwyn College Cambridge organised by @julietbrook.bsky.social and Dr Derek Whayman to discuss the Wills Bill 2025 and the Law Commission's proposals for will reform. research.reading.ac.uk/succession20...
research.reading.ac.uk
The Law of Succession and the Wills Bill - The Law of Succession and the Wills Bill
A one day conference to discuss the Wills Bill 2025 and related matters. At Selwyn College, Cambridge, 13 April 2026
033
Reposted by Alec Morris
David Foster @david-foster.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trusts fans: CoA decision on LPA 1925, s53(1)(b) today: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...
253
Reposted by Alec Morris
Charlotte John @lottiejohn1.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Happy Friday! Bluesky can't tell from my face that I am over the age of 18 so I cannot access DMs. New blog post recalling the height of social distancing and back garden will-witnessing, as Covid era wills start to blossom into contentious probate challenges: equitysdarling.co.uk/2025/09/26/n...
equitysdarling.co.uk
No line of sight: due execution and presence In the Estate of Kathleen Coady - Equity's Darling
Coady v Coady: Covid-era “garden signing” fails s.9 Wills Act 1837. The presumption of due execution, and why the Will was invalid.
063
Reposted by Alec Morris
Ed Kirton-Darling @ekd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Anyone interested in issues of deaths of people who are homeless or precariously housed, and the ways in which institutions change (using a framework of discursive institutionalism), come along (in person) on Thursday 2 October at 17:15 to my Centre for Death and Society public lecture in Bath.
132
Reposted by Alec Morris
UCL Centre for Ethics & Law @uclcel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We are delighted to invite you to join a distinguished conversation between Professor John Lowry & Lady Arden of Heswall as they discuss Lady Arden's transformative influence on company law When: 15 October 2025, 6-7pm Where: hybrid Register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/... @laws.ucl.ac.uk
ucl.ac.uk
Hybrid | In conversation with Lady Arden of Heswall, DBE
This event is organised by the UCL Centre for Ethics & Law
032
Reposted by Alec Morris
Adam Hofri @adamhofri.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The Estates, Trusts and Pensions Journal is holding a two-day conference at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, to be held on February 19-20, 2026. For full details and registration, please see: lnkd.in/gxDYaUvE
lnkd.in
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
012
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Great to finally receive the physical copy! (2025) 89(2) Conv. 178
Photo of the first page of the physical copy of the article
130
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
We still have funding available for travel and accom for PG students attending this conference. Includes those just finished (2024/5) or are about to start (2025/6) a course of study, and Bar course as well as uni. Get in touch ASAP via email if you would like to apply.
045
Reposted by Alec Morris
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Just announced: the UK's most famous libel firm, Carter-Ruck, is being prosecuted before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for recklessly enabling a $4bn fraud It's astonishing how reckless Carter-Ruck was - likely causing $$$ more to be lost to fraudsters The full story:
20292116
Alec Morris @alecmorris1.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Charles Claire LLP v Woolgar [2025] EWHC 1802 (Ch): commercial rep found liable for damages re deceit and for breach of Quistclose trust. Note judge labels Quistclose trust 'Express Purpose Trust' but also agrees with/applies Lord Millett's resulting trust analysis.. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
032