Law Professor. I research and teach in the areas of judges, law reform & private law. Views, and any errors, are my own, not those of my employer.
Nov 15, 2020 • 24 tweets • 4 min read
Having now read the Telegraph story about possible @UKSupremeCourt reform by the government, I think that several premises/suggestions are misconceived.
Here’s a (slightly longer than I intended) thread with some thoughts👇🏻
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telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/…2. The UKSC is not a constitutional court in the same sense as the US Supreme Court, but it does hear cases of high constitutional or public importance. So it has a(n appropriate) constitutional role.
Nov 18, 2018 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
The latest proposals concerning two year degrees demonstrate once again that it is matter of urgent importance for universities and academics to articulate more clearly how research not only informs but is crucial to teaching. thetimes.co.uk/article/birkbe…
The line "In the summer holidays academics write their books. They do not want to spend their summer vacations teaching undergraduates" is with respect unhelpful, as it presents teaching and research as opposed and suggests academics resent teaching.
