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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 · 24/07/2025
Thank you for sharing - this is really useful.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I wonder if DAPOs with their cross-proceeding availability are pushing in that direction? Perhaps not far enough. Appreciate her advocacy for the cost-saving and wider positives of public funding in these cases. Strongly recommended listening for family lawyers/students/anyone interested. 2/2
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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 · 02/07/2025
That theme song is such an earworm - it'll be stuck in my head for the rest of the day! 🐕
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Oh goodness, hope you're doing ok now, Ali.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thank you Gem. You were a fantastic interviewer, asking all the probing and interesting questions. I am so glad that it's inspired you to do more co-creation work. Thank you so much for your time and interest. Keep doing great things.
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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
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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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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Fantastic news, congratulations Professor Nordmann!🎉🍾
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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
Thanks so much Vicki, much appreciated. If you've got any questions then do get in touch.
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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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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Oh goodness! I still remember fondly/with horror (depending upon the case) the instructions, "Counsel has herewith the file and is instructed to use her best endeavours", accompanied by the full solicitor's file in whatever state it was.
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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 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
Published in The Law Teacher (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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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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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Why didn't they approve this? It would have made them a fortune!
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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 · 11/01/2025
I'm fortunate enough to work in Alfred Waterhouse's former home, of which he was also the architect (Foxhill House at the University of Reading), he also designed many beautiful buildings in Reading - the town hall (which looks very similar to Manchester's) & Reading School www.reading-school.co.uk
A red brick Alfred Waterhouse building lit by streetlights and in the snow, with snow covered tree branches in the foreground.
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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 · 10/12/2024
Some serious stationery jealousy going on here - who doesn't like a freebie pen and notepad? Do report back with what you acquire!
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Hello Jonathan, would you be good enough to add me. Former criminal barrister, now Law academic teaching Criminal law, Evidence & Family law, particularly interested in vulnerable witnesses.
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Amanda Millmore @lawprofamanda.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Good luck, @dralistruthers.bsky.social
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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
Twelve Angry Men is surely a classic - www.imdb.com/title/tt0050... - so many good options suggested.
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12 Angry Men (1957) ⭐ 9.0 | Crime, Drama
1h 36m | Approved
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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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