university of miami law dean- tony varona June 11, 2019
Posted by Bradley in : um , add a commentWe have a new Dean of the Law School.
100 years of women in english law February 18, 2019
Posted by Bradley in : gender , add a commentThe launch event – which marks the centenary of women’s entry to the legal profession – will be held at the Supreme Court, Little George Street, London SW1P 3BD – on Thursday March 21, from 6pm to around 8pm.
brexit podcast January 14, 2019
Posted by Bradley in : brexit , add a commentThis week, in anticipation of tomorrow’s vote in Parliament: The Chaos of Brexit (Miami Explainer Season 2, Episode 1).
university of miami school of law dean search January 10, 2019
Posted by Bradley in : um , add a commentHere is the ad . I am a member of the search committee.
one more light November 27, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : life , add a commentI can’t get over how relevant (though heartbreakingly) this seems to the situation we are in right now:
remembrance/veterans’ day November 12, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : life , add a commentMy father and both of my grandfathers served in WWI and WWII. They were lucky to survive, but their service had an impact on their lives afterwards and on the lives of all who loved them. People who waited for them to come home, fearing that they might not. People who lived in a world that was different because of their sacrifice from how it might have been if they had not made that sacrifice. They felt an obligation to put their lives at risk in the service of others. Their country, yes, but a vision of their country that was worth a great and personal sacrifice.
brexit insanities October 24, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : brexit , add a commentAs the House of Lords prepares to debate a People’s Vote on Brexit tomorrow, Dominic Raab declines to appear before the House of Lords’ EU Committee until a deal with the EU has been finalised. The Committee notes that this:
inhibits the Committee in fulfilling its obligations in scrutinising the progress of Brexit negotiations at this vital stage, and flies in the face of the commitment in your letter of 17 July, “to give evidence on a regular basis.”
Meanwhile the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee wrote to Michael Gove, with some questions about what might happen in a no deal scenario (including questions about how long after Brexit it might take for the UK to be able to export animals and waste to the EU, issues with respect to the safety of chemicals and about when the UK might reclaim jurisdiction to make decisions about fishing in UK waters).
Parliament seems to have been doing a decent job of trying to focus on a lot of the technical problems associated with Brexit, but the ultimate shape of the withdrawal seems to be pretty much up in the air.
implications of brexit for innovation in private law September 25, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : brexit , add a commentI have reviewed Horst Eidenmueller, Collateral Damage: Brexit’s Negative Effects on Regulatory Competition and Legal Innovation in Private Law (May 7, 2018) at Jotwell here.
international economic crime September 9, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : governance , add a commentI was just in Cambridge for Barry Rider’s 36th International Symposium on Economic Crime which focused on unexplained wealth. At a time of uncertainty about the future of post WWII institutions and co-operation it was interesting – reassuring even – to see transnational co-operation at work.
an important reminder: “everybody’s got a sacred story” August 18, 2018
Posted by Bradley in : ethics , add a commentFrom Jeanne Marie Laskas’ article in the Guardian, Dear Mr President:
“I learned in that process that if you listen hard enough, everybody’s got a sacred story,” he said. “An organising story, of who they are and what their place in the world is. And they’re willing to share it with you if they feel as if you actually care about it. And that ends up being the glue around which relationships are formed, and trust is formed, and communities are formed. And ultimately – my theory was, at least – that’s the glue around which democracies work.”