Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials.
rarebookschool.org
Caroline Derry @carolinederry.bsky.social Gender, sexuality & criminal law/history.
Early women barristers. Agatha Christie.
Professor of Feminism, Law & History, The Open University.
📚 Legal Temporalities of Sexual Consent (2025)
📚 Lesbianism and the Criminal Law (2020)
#ActuallyAutistic
The Statutes Project @statutes.bsky.social Opening up Historic British Law and Legislation and digitally deforming it
Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social Law, history, politics. Latest book: Making the Forever War: Marilyn Young on the Culture and Politics of American Militarism.
https://makingtheforeverwar.mystrikingly.com/ More books & essays: https://www.marydudziak.com/
#lawsky 🗃
Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social Historian
http://earlymodernjustice.org/
Sample articles:
https://earlymodernjustice.org/publications/
https://earlymodernjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SlaverySovereigntyInheritableBlood.pdf
Opinions my own
Sally Hadden @sallyhadden.bsky.social Historian of law, the south, early America. Lover of baseball, college bball, English theatre. Author of SLAVE PATROLS: LAW & VIOLENCE IN VIRGINIA & THE CAROLINAS. Editor of Publications, Colonial Society of Massahusetts.
Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk
Alison @finger-post.blog I write about the Franklin Expedition and the people who searched for them. I also enjoy petting cats in Victorian cemeteries.
Humanitarian. Sea lawyer. She/They. #MDANT. #NUJ. #NoTerfs.
https://finger-post.blog
Chandos. @chandos64.bsky.social Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
Law, leaseholds, property valuation, and Oxford commas.
European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social Barrister. I defend people.
Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
David Pattie @davidpattie.bsky.social Teaches Drama at University of Birmingham. Scot. And unfeasibly tall.
Written about Beckett, UK theatre, popular music, Eno, Kraftwerk, Velvets, Talking Heads, and why gigs look the way they do.
Rachel Hepworth @rachelhepworth.bsky.social A country solicitor in Norfolk
Elaine Sherratt @elainesherratt.bsky.social Solicitor at Uni of Kent Law Clinic. Practice employment law and public access to open space with students. Interest also in issues of social justice/public law/access to justice. Views expressed are my own.
Am a proud childless cat lady and home cook.
Akua Reindorf KC @akuareindorfkc.bsky.social Employment, discrimination & human rights barrister at Cloisters Chambers | LSE Law Visiting Senior Fellow | Legal Business UK Barrister of the Year 2023 | Chambers & Partners Employment Junior of the Year 2022
Hamish McCallum @hamishmccallum.bsky.social Barrister at Garden Court North | Councillor and former political advisor
Interested in law, politics, civil liberties and adorable dog photos
David Foster @david-foster.bsky.social Associate Professor, UCL Laws. Legal History, Trusts & Property Law
Kerry Underwood @kerryunderwood.bsky.social Hemel Hempstead Adoptee.Socialist. Ex-Judge. V Ch. Hemel Hempstead Town FC, Chair Bovingdon CC. Trustee Cape Town Opera.Nelson Mandela. Elvis. TS Eliot.
Professor Polly Morgan @pollyemorgan.bsky.social Professor of Family Law at UEA and Director of UEA Law Clinic. Solicitor, former law firm cofounder. Author Morgan's Family Law (2nd ed, OUP 2024). Cases Editor at Financial Remedies Journal and Trustee, Transparency Project.
Daniel Rourke @danlrourke.bsky.social Legal aid lawyer, runner and access to justice fan.
NED Edwards KC @nedbar.bsky.social KC working @ Crown Chambers & Lamb Building. Mainly Crime and regulatory, a little commercial.
Clare Patton @clarepatton.bsky.social Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds.
Research: Commercial Determinants of Health | Business & Human Rights | Corporate Social Responsibility | Corporate Governance
Irish immigrant in Yorkshire
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Paul Statham @divinglawyer.bsky.social I am an employment lawyer who also dances and dives. I am a Consultant at the charity Your Employment Settlement Service but all posts are in a personal capacity
Brent J. Arnold @cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social (He/Him) Trial & appellate lawyer / data breach coach/counsel, Toronto. Litigating commercial/tech/cyber/privacy/AI/Web3 disputes. Chair, Canadian Internet Society. Director, The Advocates' Society. I keep a file on you. https://www.inq.law/
Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
Duncan Jones (aka Merrion) (he/him) @duncanjonesmerrion.bsky.social Computer programmer with interest in CQRS and event sourcing and green technologies. (especially #HempCrete and #heatpumps)
Living in Dublin, Ireland.
Tóg go bog é
Profile picture: Photo of me and a small black dog in the cab of a MF150 tractor
Justin Bates KC @justinbates.bsky.social Housing lawyer, editor of the Encyclopedia of Housing Law, co-author Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act and Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act.
@richardhuwjones.bsky.social @richardhuwjones.bsky.social Welsh, connected with the law.
Portal Queen (aka Sarah Robson) @sarahrobsonbarrister.co.uk Sarah Robson. The original Black Belt Barrister. 2002 Call. Fixed costs specialist. Based in East Midlands. 4th Dan Taekwondo Black Belt
See my website:
sarahrobsonbarrister.co.uk
Ranked Leading Junior in Costs in Legal 500
Dr Emily Baker @emilyannabaker.bsky.social brain in London, heart in the Pennines
Claire Bradley @clairebradley.bsky.social Legal academic, legal researcher and highly experienced teacher. Specialist in EU law and research interests in the history of the Bar, legal rhetoric and historical legal advocacy. www.advocacy.website
Ben Munro @iambenmunro.bsky.social Some law. Some moaning. An avid 🖋️ user.
Joanne Clement KC @joanneclementkc.bsky.social KC at 11KBW, specialising in all kinds of public law and human rights law
Matthew @part-heard.bsky.social Sport lover, dog enthusiast, recovering Twitter user.
Jasper Gold @jaspergold.bsky.social Barrister @1CrownOfficeRow – a bit of this a bit of that - medical, inquests, inquiries, data/info/privacy and public law. Comissioning Editor of the UK Human Rights Blog (@ukhumanrightsblog.bsky.social). Drinking myself to oblivion but with coffee.
Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social Legal academic at Durham University, researching labour law and human rights with a focus on domestic workers, other marginalised workers and issues of gender and migration. Trustee for migrant domestic worker NGO Kalayaan. She / her
James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law. Nothing should be inferred from the absence of unnecessary disclaimers on this profile.
Jane Crowley @janecrowleykc.bsky.social Family silk. Proud Welshwoman. Cricket fan and not just for the picnic!
Jenny Wigley KC @jennywigleykc.bsky.social Barrister specialising in planning and environmental law and rating.
Faisel Sadiq @faiselsadiq.bsky.social Londoner. British.
Barrister (Inner Temple) practising from
@gatehouse.bsky.social.
Interested in law and politics.
Fiscal and Defence Hawk. Socially Progressive.
All views are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Kay Springham @kayspringham.bsky.social KC at the Scots Bar. Interests lie in social justice and equality.
@mcdermottkc.bsky.social @mcdermottkc.bsky.social
KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com She/her. British European. Purveyor of opinions, rude words, and romance novels, historical and fantasy. USA Today bestselling author of How To Fake It In Society. "Erotically charged"--Good Housekeeping. Death to GenAI. http://kjcharleswriter.com
Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social Senior Lecturer @QMUL Law. Crim law and justice, laypersons and professionalism, conspiracy theories, law + performance. Director of QMUL Criminal Justice Centre. I wrote a book about LiPs. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/items/leader.html
A Mere Solicitor @ameresolicitor.bsky.social They / Them
Just a lawyer, cross about injustice and the world burning. Typos, terrible jokes, and pointing out the law. Anon as thoughts my own.
Look after yourselves. Look out for your friends. Look for the helpers.
Public Sector Lawyer @publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social 25 years lawyering, in Government Departments & independent public bodies in the UK. Statutory interpretation, constitutional, regulatory & criminal law.
Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris @jogilvieharris.bsky.social Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers. Formerly of Hackney Law Centre, Southwark Law Centre and Queen Mary Uni. Public Law LLM from UCL. Interests: Public Law, Human Rights, Housing, Benefits, Planning, Data Protection and Information, National Security
@parrotlegal.bsky.social @parrotlegal.bsky.social
Simon Ricketts @simonicity.bsky.social Ubiquitous planning lawyer.
Arts; culture; politics; simonicity blog.
Personal views.
Not much football because Saints FC.
Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social Solicitor who promoted eDiscovery/eDisclosure in England and Wales and elsewhere. Now retired to my photographs of places, birds, and the dog. In Oxford.
Ben Collins KC @bollins.bsky.social Old Square Chambers silk practising in employment, clinical, injury, public, human rights and regulatory law.
Proudly from both Coventry (then) and Brighton (now).
Nick Diable @defencebrief.bsky.social UK based criminal defence lawyer
The Time Blawg @thetimeblawg.bsky.social The past, present and future practice of law (reality not hype). Brought to you by @brianinkster.bsky.social of @inksters.bsky.social | #LegalTech #LawTech #LegalIT #LegalAI #FutureLaw | https://thetimeblawg.com
@lucilla.bsky.social @lucilla.bsky.social Interested in law and public services 😎
Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social Commercial and Agricultural Property Solicitor. Companion of John Ruskin's Guild of St George.
Jeremy Hopkins @jezhop.bsky.social Twitter refugee, here for the bantz. Bit of law stuff, bit of sport, a shed load of wine...
Ed Kirton-Darling @ekd.bsky.social Academic lawyer at the University of Bristol, interested in lots, including inquests & death, social welfare, housing/homelessness, planning, administrative and constitutional law. Firm believer in nuance and context.
Tom Ogg @tomogg.bsky.social Barrister @11kbw
Director - School Exclusion Project
Jim Robottom @jimrobottom.bsky.social Rights, wrongs & Talking Heads songs. Barrister @matrixchambers, phd @KCL_Law Views mine, not a burning building’s.
Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org King’s Counsel. Serious about Law, but only about Law.
General Editor of Tolley’s Employment Handbook.
Trustee of FRU
Member of Chelsea Pitch Owners board
Co-founder of Billable Hour Appeal.
Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk “Well-known tweeting Barrister” Bar Council “Popular anonymous Barrister” Daily Mail “Possibly cabin crew” my neighbour
Catherine Barnard @cbarnard.bsky.social Professor of EU law and Employment law, Trinity College Cambridge, senior fellow, UK in a Changing Europe. Knows a little bit about EU and Brexit things.
Catherine Rowlands @cjr1968.bsky.social Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers, housing, care, public law
Travel, cats and reading are my other passions.
Likes or re-posts do not indicate endorsement. All opinions are mine, and not those of Chambers.
Charlotte John @lottiejohn1.bsky.social Barrister at Gatehouse. Private Client, COP, trusts, probate and property.
She/her
🏳️🌈 ally
Here for a bit of The Archers chat too.
Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
Support me on https://ko-fi.com/quietriotpod
Alexander Chandler KC @familybrief.bsky.social Family Law Silk at 1KBW | Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | PFDR evaluator | FRJ board | IAFL Fellow | Father of 3 | Long Distance Runner
Blog | https://familybrief.org/
Deshpal Panesar KC @deshpalpanesarkc.bsky.social Barrister, Old Square Chambers, King's Counsel, Bar Council, PastChair Employment Law Bar Association. Views, my own. This is a schadenfreude free zone.
George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social KC (E&W) BL (Irl): public/constitutional law, competition, subsidies, tax, trade. Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers.
Michelle Heeley KC @brummybar.bsky.social Head of No 5 Chambers. Leader of the Midland Circuit 2021-24, Criminal Silk, wife, mother to two boys, and chief tummy tickler to our dog Clemmie
Adam Creme @adamcreme.bsky.social Ex Director of Legal at UNISON. Mancunian in London. Tries to be lighthearted on social media. Often fails. Dad of twins. Hates antisemitism. Hates islamaphobia. Hates racism. Not a member of 10cc but related to someone who was.
Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com Website: ishankolhatkar.com
Global Evangelist in the Ed Tech Industry
Cooks a bit
Former Academic. FHEA
Former Barrister.
Pun positive / Pun forward
Dad to 9 & 18
Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk Solicitor. Done housing law since 2006. The Guardian says top 5 for squalor. Legal Aid Housing Lawyer of 2018. Co-author of Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. ‘Not an academic authority’ - Judge Carr. https://nearlylegal.co.uk
Alexander Horne @legalmusings.bsky.social Barrister. Commentator. Visiting Prof @ Durham University. Former parliamentary lawyer & special adviser UK Parliament (JCHR, EU, Women & Equalities; International Agreements). Musings on law, politics & restaurants . Personal views.
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📍LDN/BX
Familoo (Lucy Reed) @familoo.pinktape.co.uk Family barrister
Author @nofamilylawyer
VC @familylawbar.flba.co.uk,
trustee @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk,
Crocheter of unneeded thneeds
“Not really a wine drinker…”
www.pinktape.co.uk
Mary Aspinall-Miles @mambarlife.bsky.social Running from the Law
Local Government Lawyer @localgovlawyer.bsky.social The Local Government Lawyer: Covering legal practice in local government and the public sector since 2009.
www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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https://edwardwhite123.blogspot.com
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Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Private Law, Cambridge. Founding member Selden's Sister. Land law, medieval law, historical jurisprudence. AFHEA. She/her. Personal account.
Gordon Exall @civlittweet.bsky.social Barrister, author, blogger. Guitar and mandolin player. https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/
Jaakko Husa @husajaakko.bsky.social Professor. Comparative law/legal languages/legal history/constitutional studies/law & globalisation. Academic "humour". Posts indicate satire, perplexity or whatever. Opinions are my own, unfortunately.
https://ssrn.com/author=933550
Paul du Plessis @sententiaepauli.bsky.social All things Roman and Roman law.
Edinburgh Legal Theory @legaltheoryed.bsky.social The Bluesky account of the Edinburgh Centre for Legal Theory and the Edinburgh Legal Theory Research Group.
SpinningHugo @spinninghugo.bsky.social Always ask yourself, what would Lord Diplock think?
https://spinninghugo.wordpress.com/
Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
Read, write, rest!
linktr.ee/gladlib
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social President of Magdalen College, Oxford. Barrister. Speaking only for myself.
MPI Legal History and Legal Theory @mpilhlt.bsky.social official account MPI for legal history & legal theory;
Data protection advice: http://lhlt.mpg.de/socialmedia
The Burgon Society @burgonsociety.bsky.social Membership society, academic research publishers, and charity for the study of academic dress: history, design, and use. Universities. Robes. Regalia. Graduation. Cap & gown. Join us 🎓
https://www.burgon.org.uk
Dr Robin Douglas @robincdouglas.bsky.social Historian of religions, paganism and esotericism.
Website: https://www.robindouglas.org
Posting in a personal capacity.
Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | indexer | lay canon @stedscath.bsky.social | series editor for @universitypress.cambridge.org
Jacob Gifford Head @giffordhead.co.uk Barrister & mediator.
Things I like: legal history & legal oddities; music & musical instruments; Mesopotamian history; & Portuguese wine and Port.
My professional website is: http://www.giffordhead.co.uk
Please email rather than DM!
Forgive typos.
David KC @davidmuttering.bsky.social Mixing up a spot of bewigged law with some quality lounging, #pvfc, awkward puns and tireless pedantry.
Shiv is a velociraptor @shiv-who-burns.bsky.social Child of chaos, bearer of grudges, sitting on a throne of lies, erstwhile writer
Robin Harris @casescasescases.bsky.social To the law what Morph is to sculpture.
Still a future barrister.