Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.
Fintech: Can legislation really drive innovation?
Hogan Lovells partner Jon Chertkow on what the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and Open Banking could mean for everyday banking
Why Uber and Pimlico Plumbers have both tried to have their cake and eat it
A look at the gig economy litigation and what it means for employment law
Is bribing public officials ever justified?
It’s a double-edged sword
Beyond the Dragons’ Den: What lawyers bring to a fintech venture
Travers Smith solicitor Alex Edmiston provides a brief biography of a start-up
What will Brexit mean for the energy sector?
It looks like Brexit means departure from the European common nuclear market too
What can be done about the political activist who told Stoke Muslims to vote Labour or go to hell?
Election law ensures candidates can’t buy results, bribe voters or tamper with the ballot box
Why are Brits so unsure of their right to challenge government in the courts?
We don’t know our public law in the same way Americans seem to
The Supreme Court’s Brexit ruling is not the victory Gina Miller thinks it is
It just shows the constitution needs an overhaul, badly
Brexit: Theresa May’s decision to keep schtum is a lesson in negotiation all lawyers could learn from
Keeping quiet is a strategy in itself
Will we still have a free internet under Donald Trump?
In defence of Net Neutrality
Brexit: Why law students are less likely to be offered training contracts
How the referendum result will impact the legal market, and what law firms can do about it
Do newspapers need to stop being so hysterical about proposed changes to press regulation?
A media law expert's take on ‘satanic’ changes to press regulation
Are we about to see the end of the magistrates’ court?
New reform plans may plunge the magistracy into an existential crisis
Are the courts too soft on contract breakers?
A critical look at the “take your money and move on” approach
Brexit: The impact on law firms’ projects and procurement teams
Will the UK adopt EU rules?
Article 50 challenge: An autopsy of the Supreme Court livestream
What did we learn, who stole the show, and who is going to win
Brexit and privacy law: Why are Facebook and Google investing in London now?
Reasons to be concerned
What can the world’s mightiest superheroes teach us about international law?
A look at the Syrian conflict through an Avengers lens
The Brexit High Court challenge: why the Lord Chief Justice has opened Pandora’s box
Welcome to the constitutional aftershocks of the leave vote
What would happen if the Queen went on a crime spree?
Prosecuting the monarch: a whistle stop tour of the legal difficulties
The law of legal costs and why the price of justice is so disproportionately expensive
Is the juice worth the squeeze?