Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.
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Taylor v Catterall: rumble in the public law jungle?
Sports governing bodies beware, writes future magic circle trainee William Holmes
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The rights and wrongs of life in the metaverse
Future trainee William Holmes takes stock of the various legal issues emerging in the virtual world
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How should we respond to racial bias and stereotypes in the criminal justice system?
The problem has to be confronted from more than one direction, writes bar student Jalal Chohan
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Put your trust in computational antitrust
Law student Tanzeel ur Rehman explains how AI is being used to revolutionise competition laws
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How to tackle cyber hacks on crypto exchanges
LSE law graduate Hui Ting Tan considers the case for reform
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The law killed e-scooters in the 1930s. Will it kill again?
Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at the case for greater regulation
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SPACs: What’s all the fuss about?
UCL history student Roisin Blackmore demystifies the commercial awareness buzzword of the moment
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Johnson & Johnson split: it’s not me, it’s the (pharma) boom
Only time will tell if dividing really means conquering market opportunities, writes Edinburgh University graduate Paola Lindo
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The Binance backlash
Durham University law student Jamie Campbell looks at the potential dangers of crypto derivatives
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The rise and fall of the European Super League
Law student and football fan Tanzeel ur Rehman explores breakaways in the beautiful game
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Shamima Begum: What price have we paid for national security?
UCL graduate and aspiring barrister Atticus Blick explores the case of the former ISIL teenage bride
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Where is ESG headed?
Good-natured though it may be, the environmental, social and governance model has many flaws, writes Durham University law student Adam Jordan
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Why the new policing bill threatens our right to protest
The controversial proposals are a step too far, writes Oxford graduate and aspiring barrister James Cox
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Why the Online Safety Bill doesn’t go far enough
Cambridge University law student Nathan Silver assesses the limitations of the new draft legislation
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AI in healthcare: a legal and ethical balancing act
Government paralegal Marie Le Frapper considers how best to strike the balance between providing users adequate protection and encouraging growth and investment
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Why Henry III would have regulated crypto communities better than us
Future magic circle trainee William Holmes compares medieval and blockchain communities
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The need for an international right to obscurity
With the internet more accessible than ever, Edinburgh Napier law student Lewis Hay calls for a more uniform and transparent approach
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#SaveColin or #FreeCuthbert? The case of the caterpillar cakes
Southampton University law graduate Sammy Hacklett unpicks Thursday's tasty IP claim brought by M&S against Aldi
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‘Loot boxes’: Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling?
Cardiff University law graduate and aspiring barrister Samuel Jenkins on why increased regulation is inevitable
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The future of cryptocurrency
Pinsent Masons paralegal Shanelle Mattu tracks the evolution of currency and considers whether crypto assets are the future of money
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Sustainability or spin? Greenwashing and the law
LSE law graduate and future trainee Matthew Unsworth takes a look at how competition authorities are responding to misleading eco claims