Author: William Holmes

What ancient Greek oracles warn us about predictive justice

Have we replaced the authority of God with algorithmic-decision-making?

Jul 26 2021 9:32am

How the Satanic lawyer created the billionaire legal sector

As City lawyers today teem over their financial results, future trainee Will Holmes suggests they should spare a thought -- a prayer even -- for the Satanic lawyer and the creation of purgatory

Jul 19 2021 9:12am

How to use Roman law to fight the eco war

Is the Roman notion of jurisdiction the final piece of puzzle?

Jul 12 2021 9:35am

How to get a foot on the City law ladder

Ahead of next week's Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes caught up with ULaw’s Caroline Carter, Moorgate campus dean and former City lawyer, for her take on the skills future lawyers need

Jul 9 2021 4:34pm

What lawyers’ response to the printing press tells us about the future of legal tech

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at the legal profession's somewhat rocky record with technology

Jul 2 2021 10:15am

What Emperor Claudius would have thought about the City law pay war

Money and law have always had a complicated relationship

Jun 25 2021 9:16am

Why Henry III would have regulated crypto communities better than us

Future magic circle trainee William Holmes compares medieval and blockchain communities

Jun 4 2021 10:13am

What the non-fungible token craze means for IP law

Non-fungible tokens have become an unlikely innovator in the art world; Bristol University student William Holmes explains why IP law may have to respond

Mar 12 2021 9:35am

How Brunelleschi’s boat is shaping the future of AI

Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explains how the Italian Renaissance has informed modern IP law

Mar 10 2021 11:57am

Why Elon Musk’s pigs are a legal headache

Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explores the challenges ahead for brain-computer interface (BCI) systems

Dec 16 2020 9:18am

What TV trials are really asking us

Future magic circle trainee William Holmes examines the interplay between justice and entertainment

Oct 27 2020 9:19am

Why the law should treat algorithms like murderous Greek statues

Future magic circle trainee William Holmes considers whether 'mutant algorithms' should have their day in court, following this summer's A-Level exam results fiasco

Sep 17 2020 11:32am

What Mediaeval animal trials can teach us about AI and the law

Future magic circle trainee William Holmes unlocks the method in 'Mediaeval madness'

Jul 21 2020 11:12am

The Great British ‘internexit’ from the EU

Brexit marks a turning-point in internet regulation in the UK -- future magic circle trainee William Holmes explains why

Apr 21 2020 10:55am