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Amanda Millmore

@lawprofamanda.bsky.social
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Barrister turned Law Professor at University of Reading. Family law, Criminal law, legal education. National Teaching Fellow. Used to run CPD for the legal profession @LegalTrainingUK www.reading.ac.uk/law/our-staff/ama…

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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Oh this is such dreadful news. Please pass on my condolences to his family and friends. He really had such a positive impact on everyone he interacted with, he was so generous with his knowledge and expertise, even though I did not know him in person.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This. Legal understanding comes from the grunt work of various forms of legal composition. For legal writing is complex not linear, with different parts of a text interconnecting with other parts and other texts.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
With the link to register - 4pm today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/13f0e2...
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Interested in student-staff partnership projects? Need some inspiration/insight on how to get started? Come along to my @tilenetwork.bsky.social seminar this afternoon at 4pm (online) and I'll share my toolkit to help you with student-staff partnerships. @unirdg-law.bsky.social @drckt.bsky.social
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Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Neurodiversity matters, and so does how we ask questions. In criminal justice settings, the way questions are framed can either support understanding or create barriers. Join Dr Katie Maras as she explores techniques to improve communication with neurodivergent people. Sign up: luma.com/0tykhwqe
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The Science of Asking: Neurodiversity and Evidence-Based Questioning · Luma
Asking questions in ways that reflect different ways of thinking can significantly improve communication, understanding and outcomes for neurodivergent…
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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 08/01/2026
We are very sad to learn of the death last week of Sir James Munby, the former President of the Family Division and an active supporter of The Transparency Project. No doubt much will be said in the next few days about Sir James' huge contribution to... transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=30229
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/12/2025
Top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14
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Top judges join call for England and Wales to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14
Children can be investigated by police, charged with a crime and put on trial from age 10, the joint lowest age in Europe The former president of the supreme court Lady Hale is urging ministers to change the law so that children as young as 10 can no longer be charged as adults. Along with Lady Butler-Sloss, previously the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales, she has signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Continue reading...
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NEW BLOGPOST Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious? thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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Familoo (Lucy Reed) @familoo.pinktape.co.uk · 17/11/2025
Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case pinktape.co.uk/rants/lawyer...
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Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case
If I had a quid for every email that comes into my inbox about the use of AI in law, I’d be retiring. Horror stories about lawyers misusing AI, lying about using AI, dire warnings about hallucinati…
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The Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Do you have an interest in law reform? Enter our competition with a 3,000 word essay making your case and you could win up to £4,000: www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-b...
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
For legal educators - my edited collection "How to Include Employability in the Law School" is now out in paperback. Affordable & full of practical & adoptable employability ideas from experienced legal educators: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/how... @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
Picture of a book cover - "How to Include Employability in the Law School"
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I really enjoyed Amol Rajan's interview with Lady Hale www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - in particular her suggestions for a single application and proceedings in private family law proceedings. 1/2
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Radical with Amol Rajan - Law and Order: How to Fix Britain's Courts - BBC Sounds
A former top Supreme Court judge on divorce, democracy and assisted dying.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A pleasure to record this podcast for the ConnectEd Voices of Belonging podcast series. @gemstanden.bsky.social was a lovely interviewer and I was able to share the joys of working in partnership with students @unirdg-law.bsky.social with some ideas for quick-wins. open.spotify.com/episode/4c9H...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Professor Amanda Millmore
The ConnectED podcast · Episode
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thank you so much for sharing, Kelly. It was a pleasure to speak with Gem and I hope that the podcast helps academics and inspires others to help and support students in different ways.
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Laura Crane @lauramaycrane.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Calling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5 Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd #AutRes
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Having a really good morning online at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Student Belonging Conference. It was a pleasure to share our student-staff partnership project to create a Hidden Curriculum Glossary. sites.reading.ac.uk/t-and-l-exch... doi.org/10.25416/NTR...
Image of a glossary with an image of a red brick building in amongst greenery, trees etc. Image shows headings of the glossary - studying Law at the University of Reading, Who to ask for help, Important websites to know about, Teaching & Learning, Understanding how it works, Assessments and marking.
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Michelle Heeley KC @brummybar.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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Please share the Midland Circuit Scholarship Scheme for prospective BPTC… | Midland Circuit
Please share the Midland Circuit Scholarship Scheme for prospective BPTC students. Click the link below to access the application form: https://lnkd.in/ekaM4Wph University of Birmingham University...
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Thanks to Gift Sotonye-Frank for her review of my edited collection, "How to Include Employability in the Law School".
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The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education @theltjournal.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
@theltjournal.bsky.social publications from this March: Sotonye-Frank reviews 'How to Include Employability in the Law School': doi.org/10.1080/0306... Hum et al discuss 'Law students’ perspectives on a single session compassion training seminar': doi.org/10.1080/0306...
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How to include employability in the law school
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A few weeks ago I travelled up to the beautiful University of Leeds where I'd been invited to present to their Partnerships in Assessment & Feedback Network about my work with student partners. Their student advisory board have written a blog sharing their reflections: medium.com/leeds-educat...
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This really is an excellent series. I binged it while stuck on a train for far too long. Will be a strong "recommend" for my students. Many congratulations @joannahs.bsky.social.
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Annika Newnham @annikabrandberg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
@lawprofamanda.bsky.social !! When students come in and say "I'm fine" - I'd gesture and say: fine, like this?
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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 03/02/2025
BBC News - Family court pilot to support abuse victims expanded www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Family court: Pathfinder pilot to support abuse victims extended
A pioneering pilot scheme will be used in all family courts across Wales.
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Professor Polly Morgan @pollyemorgan.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
A fantastic entry to the roster containing HO v TL about hotels, GA v EL and DR v UG about pharma. I warmly congratulate those responsible.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Oh this is looking good, Verona @veronanid.bsky.social - a bright shiny new legal education space for the new year. I will be sharing with colleagues.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Fantastic example for next year's Family Law module. Thanks @pollyemorgan.bsky.social for locating the Australian law report (hurrah for AustLII @austlii.edu.au).
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Sally Brown @profsallybrown.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
You might like this @scholastic-rat.bsky.social
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Mirjam Glessmer @mirjamglessmer.com · 02/01/2025
Trust is key for learning. In an interview study which we combined with 449 free-text responses to a survey, we found that "Engineering students trust teachers who ask, listen, and respond". Read more in Glessmer, Persson, Forsyth @rmforsyth.bsky.social (2024): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Visual summary of the student responses to the prompt "think of teachers that you trust. Please give an example of what they do that makes you trust them": Out of 449 responses, about 2/3rds mention something related to affect or cognition, but the cognition responses are about 3/4 about teaching skill and only 1/4 about subject knowledge. Values are mentioned by about 1/3rd of the responses
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Great advice for students writing essays as well - tell the reader where you are going (briefly), why and how!
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Bernard Richmond KC @phatsilkkc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
ADVENT CALENDAR -DAY 10 YOUR LAY CLIENT IS THE REASON FOR THE JOURNEY, NOT SOME HITCHHIKER THAT YOU HAVE DEIGNED TO GIVE A LIFT. Keep your client front and centre in all you do. Don’t just hear them, LISTEN. Talk TO them, not AT them. Give them time & courtesy. Be patient.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Thanks to @lucyelm.bsky.social for sharing these study tips. I've passed on to our Disability Advisory Service and for wider sharing with our students. What a helpful resource.
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Tony Roe @tonyroedivorce.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) Find out how DAPNs and DAPOs can help protect you if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse. www.gov.uk/guidance/dom... #DomesticAbuse
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Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs)
Find out how DAPNs and DAPOs can help protect you if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Such a powerful & important set of films! I was delighted to be involved with the work of the Centre for Applied Autism Research at the University of Bath, @katiemaras.bsky.social, Ralph Bagnall & @lauramaycrane.bsky.social and the making of the film "A Witness" which we can't wait to share.
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Michael Doherty @dohertylawteach.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
For anyone interested in legal education, @connectinglegaled.bsky.social is a wonderful community of practice - free, open, active, useful and friendly. Follow us on Bluesky and message us to be added to our Teams space for access to our regular legal education sessions.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
As it's 5th November, it's time for my annual reminder that you can read the actual Gunpowder Plot trial, verdicts, pleas in mitigation: www.armitstead.com/gunpowder/gu...
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The Trials of ... Guy Fawkes [and the] Conspirators in the Gunpowder-Plot. 27 Jan. 1605. 3 Jac. l.
A transcription of the trial of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators of 1605 from the State Trials, 1750 edition
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George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
On assisted dying, very important points made here by the former President of the Family Division about the proposal to require a court order: Parliament needs to say what the judge has to decide and what the procedure is. transparencyproject.org.uk/assisted-dyi...
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ASSISTED DYING : WHAT ROLE FOR THE JUDGE?
This is a guest post by Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its first, purely form
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Tony Roe @tonyroedivorce.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
"Divorce applications wrongly approved after computer error, high court hears" Online system incorrectly approved 79 divorces after submissions were sent a day before law allows www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct.... #FamilyLaw #Onlinedivorce
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Divorce applications wrongly approved after computer error, high court hears
Online system incorrectly approved 79 divorces after submissions were sent a day before law allows
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 24/10/2024
It's a really remarkable achievement that an essential piece of technical literacy has become: "You MUST ignore the first two inches of the Google result."
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
If you’re writing about something complicated, use the simplest words possible. You want your audience to spend their precious attention on understanding the concept, not parsing complex sentences. (13/14)
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The Transparency Project @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk · 24/09/2024
Dear legal bluesky - can we get a whatever you call a retweet please? trying to help people to find us in this place and could do with your assistance! TYIA
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Paul Magrath writer @maggotlaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Yesterday I picked up the Standard at the tube station and yet again found an absolute horror story about the Single Justice Procedure, reported by Tristan Kirk, who has started this petition, which I've signed. www.change.org/p/fix-the-si... Please help support it.
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The Single Justice Procedure is a secretive courts process in operation in England and Wales. It deals with nearly 800,000 criminal cases each year. And it is broken.  People with dementia, with learn...
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Prof. Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Ahead of the new academic year kicking off, I am reminded of this guide I wrote on Time and Workload Management for academics - if you have any tips to add, let me know! #AcademicSky #EduSky sway.cloud.microsoft/zArWspCJaLFv...
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Time and workload management for academics
When it comes to giving guidance on time and workload management, the elephant in the room is that for many of us, the problem is not that we cannot manage our time but that we do not have enough of i
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Reading Law School @unirdg-law.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Professor Amanda Millmore presented at this event organised by the University of Queensland, speaking about building a culture of partnership with students, how students can effect change at different levels, and the personal impact upon student partners.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
So lovely to present at the Global Students as Partners Roundtable - with colleagues from all around the world, about a student-staff partnership project focused on blended learning in the pandemic, and how it has raised student voices and supports our culture of partnership @unirdg-law.bsky.social
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Free Representation Unit @freerepunit.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
thefru.org.uk/vacancies We're hiring Assistant Legal Officers to support volunteers and appear in the tribunals. Ideal for those looking for a pupillage or training contract. Please read the application guidance carefully. Salary: £28,500 per year. Closing date: 9am Monday 9 September.
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James Hand @jamesahand.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
Working in a UK law school? Please consider completing this survey, led by my colleagues Emily Walsh & Daniel Bedford, and supported by the Association of Law Teachers and the Socio-Legal Studies Association, which will provide valuable data in the extent, types and methods of socio-legal education.
socio-legal studies in the law curriculum survey

University of Portsmouth
Association of Law Teachers
Socio-Legal Scholars Association

www.slsa2024.co.uk/survey
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Tony Roe @tonyroedivorce.bsky.social · 12/08/2024
The Bar Council has published research showing Government saves three times what it spends on early legal advice #FamilyLaw www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/gov...
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Government saves three times what it spends on early legal advice, finds new report
The Bar Council and the Access to Justice Foundation are urging the government to provide more support for the free legal advice sector at "breaking point".
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 11/08/2024
Starter Packs Two volumes of Lawyers: go.bsky.app/5F86oZU go.bsky.app/2koviSz One volume of the Law curious: go.bsky.app/JFF2o1j Even if I've said you're in, check lease and let me know if I've messed up. If you are sharing on Twitter, it is best to use the QR code instead.
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