Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.
How law touches on every area of sport
An introduction to the little known world of sports law
A brief history of non-delegable duties in tort
When can duties be contracted out?
It’s not the judiciary’s place to stop people having kinky sex
Judges need to stop being so vanilla -- and stop meddling in our sex lives
Julian Assange, you’re not being ‘arbitrarily detained’: step forward and stop evading the rule of law
The United Nations couldn’t have got this any more wrong if it’d tried
The ‘justice gap’ in sexual offences: Why is the criminal justice system failing rape victims?
Conviction rates are depressingly low
Joshua Rozenberg: Supreme Court to sort out bedroom tax mess — but it won’t be easy
The background to this week’s human rights showdown explained
The MM case: Long distance couples challenge the ‘anti-love law’
Supreme Court ruling could lead to an influx of immigration
Assisted dying — a right not a request
There’s no excuse, now is the time to fight for legislative reform
Do we need a new Magna Carta for the digital age?
The current law can’t cope with the social media phenomenon
It’s time to move away from trusts principles and towards proprietary estoppel in acquisition cases
Co-habiting couples are on the up, and they need property rights too
A critical analysis of the R v Taylor Supreme Court judgment
Taking a vehicle and killing someone with it is no longer enough to be convicted of aggravated vehicle taking
The rise and rise of Islamic finance law
What is Islamic finance? And why is it so great?
The Defamation Act 2013: What is it and has it worked?
Nods to free speech, but has a detrimental impact on businesses
Introducing the Legal Cheek Journal
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Policing the police — when does discretion become dangerous?
Excessive discretion runs counter to criminal justice goals