Legal Cheek Journal

The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.

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

FinTech – exaggerated hopes or justified enthusiasm?

Reed Smith trainee Anne-Marie Trachmann on why we should expect great things

Sep 23 2016 9:58am

Not if but when: The rise and rise of AI in legal practice

Lawyers being replaced by technology, should we be scared?

Sep 19 2016 11:47am

What’s the point of the Race Relations Act if black people are STILL discriminated against?

Fifty years since the act was passed and it’s not clear how far we’ve come

Sep 13 2016 9:29am