Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.
IT illiteracy and government: how legislators never understood computers
Andras Kirkman-Kovacs, runner-up in the BARBRI International Cyber Crime Blogging Prize Competition, says the government has its work cut out
Prioritise intent, not effects: A nuanced approach to DDoS cyber attacks and free speech
LSE student Izaan Khan sets out his vision for the future of cyber crime law -- in the winning entry of the BARBRI Cyber Crime Blogging Prize
The law has to adapt to the Uber/Deliveroo age
If working is going to be more flexible, employment law will have to follow suit
Blockchain: Beyond the Microgrid
The key legal and regulatory issues that will need to be considered before mainstream adoption can be realised
Don’t assume landlords are always the villains in disputes with tenants
Housing disputes through the looking glass
Property crowdfunding in the UK: Is it here to stay?
Mayer Brown’s Natalie Carter explores the latest frontier in real estate financing
Why the Health and Safety at Work Act is perhaps the most important law of a generation
The statistics don’t lie
Is the government on the hunt for a new approach to infrastructure?
Pinsent Masons projects lawyer Alexandra Christensen on potential successors to the PFI model
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