Legal Cheek Journal

The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.

Are the courts too soft on contract breakers?

A critical look at the “take your money and move on” approach

Dec 21 2016 10:06am

Article 50 challenge: An autopsy of the Supreme Court livestream

What did we learn, who stole the show, and who is going to win

Dec 13 2016 11:02am

What can the world’s mightiest superheroes teach us about international law?

A look at the Syrian conflict through an Avengers lens

Dec 1 2016 10:02am

The Brexit High Court challenge: why the Lord Chief Justice has opened Pandora’s box

Welcome to the constitutional aftershocks of the leave vote

Nov 29 2016 9:53am

What would happen if the Queen went on a crime spree?

Prosecuting the monarch: a whistle stop tour of the legal difficulties

Nov 24 2016 11:15am

Sci-fi nightmare: could law students soon be learning about judgments made by robots?

Finding the limits of AI’s advancement in the English common law

Nov 10 2016 11:05am

The privacy law storm gripping social media

Don’t trash the e-mails you receive from Facebook

Nov 8 2016 10:05am

The law of wrongful life: Should the children be able to make claims?

A wrong has been done, the child has suffered, they deserve compensation

Nov 3 2016 10:10am

The invisible crime of female genital mutilation

“Abused unchecked” report reveals zero convictions in 16 years, but maybe that’s because the law is far too unclear

Nov 1 2016 9:10am

Joshua Rozenberg: The Leigh Day vs Ministry of Defence showdown explained

Fingers crossed the Supreme Court will be able to make sense of this human rights quandary

Oct 24 2016 9:07am

Are US airstrikes in Syria legal?

The law of war and why it could be improved

Oct 19 2016 10:08am

Fundamental dishonesty: Difficult to assess, but potentially serious for personal injury claimants

Fletchers trainee Katelyn Williams on the new Criminal Justice and Courts Act

Oct 11 2016 9:41am

Why soldiers deserve the legal right to refuse to fight

The lose-lose law of conscientious objection

Oct 7 2016 12:52pm

Brexit: Who can pull the Article 50 trigger?

Theresa May and David Cameron are wrong

Oct 4 2016 12:56pm

The rule of law and why I think it matters

It's one of the most important principles in our constitution

Sep 27 2016 12:05pm