Legal Cheek Journal

The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.

Life, death and the law: A comparison of euthanasia laws in Spain and Britain

Sixth form student Iyla Singh takes a look at the differences in euthanasia legislation in both countries

4 days ago

Is 20% VAT on private schools fair? A justice-theory analysis

Bristol Uni student Sirak Kebede examines the tax through the eyes of Rawls and Nozick

7 days ago
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No vote, no voice? Give prisoners a say 

Cambridge law student Jack Gower proposes a reform of voting rules for prisoners

Sep 3 2025 8:45am
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Greenwashing and UK law: the emerging legal framework behind environmental claims

Newcastle uni student Joanna Makriyiannis discusses greenwashing regulation in the UK and its impact on businesses

Aug 27 2025 8:41am

SLAPPs in UK defamation cases: a pressing need for reform?

University of Aberdeen student, Steven Collingham, examines this aggressive litigation strategy and what governments can do to address it

Aug 22 2025 8:53am
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From courtroom to code: How AI is shaping our legal system

BPP SQE student Eve Sprigings examines whether AI in the courtroom will enhance or erode justice

Aug 18 2025 8:09am
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The rise of continuation funds in private equity — explained

Oxford Uni student Yoshinori Maejima looks at continuation funds and explains their impact on law firms

Aug 15 2025 8:53am
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How legal loopholes shape the strategies businesses adopt 

Year 12 student Inaam Bawa takes a look at how businesses use gaps in the law to maximise their profits

Aug 12 2025 8:06am
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Foreign aid or modern colonialism? Rethinking development in an age of global inequality

Third year law student Stefanos Papanikolaou on the West's changing approach to aid and international development

Aug 4 2025 8:05am
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Banking without banks: The private credit revolution

Oxford University student Yoshinori Maejima's explainer on this increasingly popular form of lending

Jul 28 2025 7:48am

AI in court: rights, responsibilities and regulation

Birmingham Uni student James Bloomberg explores the challenges that AI poses to the justice system and concepts of legal personhood

Jul 24 2025 9:38am
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Arctic shipping and the law: navigating state-corporate collusion in a thawing frontier

QMUL master's student Mai Jolie Maraj explores the risks of corporate expansion into the Arctic

Jul 21 2025 7:38am

The trade war of 2025: legal tools or World Trade Organisation agreement violations?

Third year law student Stefanos Papanikolaou examines President Trump's trade policy in the context of international trade law

Jul 15 2025 8:55am

Section 423 in focus: The Credit Suisse & Greensill saga unravelled

Aspiring commercial barrister and BPC graduate Radha Shivam explains this complex case and the key legal point it hinges on

Jul 11 2025 8:47am

Tulip Trading v the Twelve Tables: Where Roman ownership meets blockchain chaos

A-level student Ishaan Modi explores how property law needs to adapt to function in the modern age

Jul 7 2025 7:50am
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White lines and harsh fines: cocaine and football banning orders

Aspiring criminal barrister Harry Toy takes a look at changes to legislation on football banning orders.

Jun 27 2025 8:45am
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From NDAs to non-competes: The shrinking scope of commercial confidentiality

BPP bar student Catherine Chow explains why once-standard commercial clauses are under increasing legal and regulatory attack

Jun 23 2025 9:16am

Private shares, public ambitions: PISCES explained

Future BCLP trainee, Keenan Taku, delves into the government's proposed trading system

Jun 12 2025 8:29am

Copyright in the age of AI: The UK’s contentious proposal 

First year law student at Leeds Uni, Xin Ern Teow (Ilex) analyses the UK's proposals to resolve the tension between copyright and AI-produced content

Jun 5 2025 8:46am

The influence of cognitive biases, media exposure, and social psychology on wrongful convictions

Penultimate-year law student, Shayda Darwish, explores how social psychology can distort jury decision-making

May 30 2025 8:48am
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Balancing guilt: Rethinking mens rea and the criminalisation of neurodivergence

Queen’s Belfast law student Sarisha Harikrishna explores the impact of brain function and behaviour within the context of criminal offences

May 22 2025 8:50am
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