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James Hand

@jamesahand.bsky.social
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Legal academic (Assoc Prof, and an Assoc Head (R&I), at University of Portsmouth School of Law) researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/person…; Co-Editor of the Int Jrnl of Discrimination and the Law (Sage) journals.sagepub.com/home/JDI

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JHKC @viewfromthenorth.bsky.social · 4h
Something new. Every Monday I will be posting comic strip me demonstrating an advocacy skill and comic strip me explaining it. All intended for those beginning their advocacy journey. Advocacy, Illustrated
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Barbara Rich @barbararich.bsky.social · 12h
The Lost Explorer - Sir Ranulph Fiennes and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 I have written about lasting powers of attorney, deprivation of liberty, and the powers of the Court of Protection in connection with the “disappearance” of Sir Ranulph Fiennes bleakhouserevisited.substack.com/p/the-lost-e...
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The Lost Explorer
The ‘disappearance’ of Sir Ranulph Fiennes and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
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UoP Law @uoplaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This morning saw the start of this year's Law School Staff and PGRS Research Seminar series, with Warwick's Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social discussing an aspect of his @brisunipress.bsky.social book bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/queering-uk-.... Many thanks to Alex and all the attendees.
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Queering UK Refugee Law
Queering UK Refugee Law - Sexual Diversity and Asylum Administration; In the context of a global backlash against migrant and LGBTIQA+ rights , this book examines the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people in...
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David Kernohan @dkernohan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What's notable about this is how it represents a significant break from the ways security services usually do this kind of thing: wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
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Espionage alert sees MI5 take an interest in Chinese research collaboration
The security services put links between the China General Technology Research Institution and Chinese espionage into the public domain
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 30/09/2026
In case anyone is interested, there vacancies currently being advertised for Supreme Court Justices: www.supremecourt.uk/about-the-co...
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Judicial Vacancies: Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom - UK Supreme Court
Judicial Vacancy Justice of the Supreme Court Judicial recruitment
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just saw folk who join the uncritical rush towards AI referred to as "LLMings", and I am stealing that.
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Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings
Alt: Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings
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David Kernohan @dkernohan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Burnham’s quiet pledge
Was there something more substantial in the PM’s big speech for the sector?
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Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The triple lock announcement today is essentially a shift to a long-run link to earnings. But with a minimum of inflation or 2.5% in any given year. Most importantly that removes the permanent ratchet above earnings.
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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham has announced a National Commission on Electoral Reform. The voting system is the heart of our democracy: this will be a vital debate. The Constitution Unit will work to ensure it’s an informed debate. Look out for our project launching next week examining the options and their effects.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great piece and thread. Find it heartening that most people get why it is a particular problem for politicians to do this, also!
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John Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My first post-education full-time job was as a research assistant on the statute law revision project at the Office of Attorney General of Ireland. I was part of a team that was charged with finding and reading all pre-independence English, Irish, British, and UK statutes. /1
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A post by some great colleagues about an important initiative on a much-valued network’s blog
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Both the CDU and SPD are in a horrible mess, probably worse than Labour and the Tories.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 15/09/2026
Tolley’s Employment Law Handbook has grown into an absolute unit.
Picture of the 11th and 40th editions of Tolley’s Employment Handbook. The latter is roughly three times the size of the former.
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Scott Wortley @scottwortley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Added a new interpretation slide for the first years
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Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
An important announcement from Public Law.
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Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lord Briggs is next President of the UKSC: lnkd.in/p/e5ytH7aj
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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...
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨ONE YEAR ON!🚨 It's been a year (already!) since the 1st public outing for our 'South Coast's Forgotten Railway Workers' exhibition. An output of our collaboration with the Havant Local History Group, it's been all over in the last 12 months! www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...
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Finding the south coast’s forgotten railway workers - Railway Work, Life & Death
Read about our public exhibition, showcasing research from the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project - out now.
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Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
All rather Groundhog Day. Even the language - “the system of judicial review is out of balance”. And it’s a bit surprising (to me) that the legal risk guidance, which started as a rather technical internal document, is now part of the public political apparatus, to be changed as PMs/AGs come & go
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Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For those following the Govt’s English local government reforms, this is a… significant development. Will be interesting to see what/if any implications it could have for the roll-out of the Govt’s devolution programme #senedd #devolution
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Now out in the @nilegalq.bsky.social's Reflections on Writing Series, my thoughts on how the REF impacts on (legal) research. I conclude that the current REF has been excruciatingly difficult to navigate and that, even having said that, losing the REF might be worse: nilq.qub.ac.uk/index.php/ni...
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Last weekend saw the 30th anniversary of the Employment Rights Act 1996 coming into force - and in a few months' time the 30th+ amendment to the continuity of employment requirement for unfair dismissal will take effect. This post, published today on the UK Labour Law Blog…
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Unfair Dismissal and the continuing of continuity: The Employment Rights Act 2025 and Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 – by James Hand
Image by Mohamed_hassan from Pixabay 1. Introduction August 2026 sees the 30th anniversary of the Employment Rights Act 1996 coming into force. In the words of the Lord Chancellor at the time, it (…
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is funny and scary in equal measure.
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Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is a v good summary of the Hillsborough Law. I confess I had doubts about the original idea of the Bill. However laudable the aims, would there be undesirable consequences - a chilling effect, unfair penalisation of officials? (Much as some of the champions of FOIA now regret it)
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Last weekend saw the 30th anniversary of the Employment Rights Act 1996 coming into force - and in a few months' time the 30th+ amendment to the continuity of employment requirement for unfair dismissal will take effect. This post, published today on the UK Labour Law Blog…
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Unfair Dismissal and the continuing of continuity: The Employment Rights Act 2025 and Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 – by James Hand
Image by Mohamed_hassan from Pixabay 1. Introduction August 2026 sees the 30th anniversary of the Employment Rights Act 1996 coming into force. In the words of the Lord Chancellor at the time, it (…
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If people are posting less, or fewer are posting, try following more people to fill your timeline up. It's highly unlikely that you already followed all the people you will like. Repost more. Recommend people to others more. Also over follow as this helps others find their people.
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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 24/08/2026
Telling everybody we just got the Nobel Prize
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#REF2029 Delinking has its uses but may be being stretched too much to cover all but exceptional equality issues. E.g. treating parental leave that way means the concerns raised at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Deliver... and academic.oup.com/rev/article/... remain current
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Equality and employment aspects of the UK Research Excellence Framework
Abstract. This article analyses issues of equality and selection arising from the preparation for, and submissions to, the Research Excellence Framework 20
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Donal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Dublin Bay.
A Herbert Sims shelter, with the sun setting and a tidal inflow. The skyline is gold, then orange, then white, then varying shades of blue
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William Lane @williamjtlane.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
On this point I am *very* heartened to see the government move to require salaries in job adverts. It sounds like a little thing, but it is so important for jobseekers to know that they're going into an interview that is worthwhile. Plus it might force a bit of upward pressure on wages.
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Salary information to be shown on job ads under new laws
The government argues the move would help jobseekers and could reduce pay discrimination claims.
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Issue 26(3) of the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law is out now. Continuing the run of bumper issues, it is the biggest single issue to date (8 pieces including a case note (with 5 available open access) over 200+ pages). journals.sagepub.com/toc/jdia/26/3
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International Journal of Discrimination and the Law - Volume 26, Number 3
Table of contents for International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 26, 3
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fibonacci Sequins - clusters of sequins forming a fibonacci sequence.
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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just as Watergate brought about mandatory Professional Responsibility classes, maybe this scandal will finally force law schools to remedy their pernicious neglect of pool-vandalism topics in the required curriculum
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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am happy to share a chapter I was kindly invited to contribute to the forthcoming Building Democratic Capacity: Essays on Administrative Law’s Futures (Cambridge UP), titled "Participation's Promise and Peril: Substantive Political Equality and the Administrative State.
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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
OK, in hindsight the text of the alert was a bit wordy.
Residents, landowners, visitors, lend me your ears
I come to bury BBQs, not to praise them
The heat that grills your chicken wings lives after them
The spark is often interred with their bones
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Innocent🕷Abroad @jjgass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Constructive feedback
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Night.
Huge long Clacton ballot paper
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 13/08/2026
This is a great way to be reminded that the word “close” has two different pronunciations and two very different meanings.
BBC Breaking News notification: “Polls close in Clacton by-election …”
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Interesting chart on p.14 of researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB... showing by-election turnout 1979-2022 (a little down on average but not by as much as some)
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These_Boots @these-boots.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Don't forget the meteors later on!
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Turtle eclipse
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Peter Just @expremiers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🔍 We first analysed the parliamentary activity of ex-Prime Ministers in 1996. 🥳 To mark the 30th anniversary, we've reanalysed the activity of the post-war ones. 😊 More on that soon - including some exciting updates on the figures.
Cover of a Research Paper, 'Ex-Prime Ministers and Parliament: A Riposte to Mythology' by Peter Just.
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
THIS IS ALSO SO COOL
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 07/08/2026
This is one aspect of the problem. Litigants in person use AI to generate often excessively lengthy pleadings and submissions that can seem superficially plausible but which require to be sifted through minutely to identify what is real. It’s common for LiPs not fully to understand what they submit.
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 05/08/2026
Finally
Screenshot of Kermit the Frog in a tuxedo, from a Muppets Christmas special
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ohhh, Current Economist analysis shows “…LLMs no longer stuff their prose with em-dashes. Long sentences and the rule of three are more reliable tells that a machine is doing the wordsmithing.” (But things may/will change) www.economist.com/culture/2026...
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How to spot AI writing
Large language models like long words and em-dashes—or do they?
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 04/08/2026
What I love about Bluesky is what I loved about old Twitter: if I want to find out about something (however recondite) there will be someone here (often with a PhD in it) and the time and patience to share their knowledge. /1
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Jonathan Jones @sirjjkc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It’s perfectly possible to make big changes to the UK’s “constitutional settlement” without a “written constitution”, in the sense of a single constitutional code. Most such changes would require legislation, like the 90s devolution settlements (which undoubtedly form part of our constitution now)
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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🤝 One international research consortium 📋 Two cross-national surveys 🌍 Three years of fieldwork across nine European countries 👥 More than 35,000 participants = One of the most comprehensive datasets ever assembled on discrimination against ethnic minorities in Europe. @sbvanoosten.bsky.social
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's publication day for the 5th edition of the European Union Law textbook edited by Catherine Barnard and me! Thanks as always to my co-editor, the brilliant contributors and the OUP production team global.oup.com/ukhe/product...
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