Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.

‘Loot boxes’: Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling?
Cardiff University law graduate and aspiring barrister Samuel Jenkins on why increased regulation is inevitable

The future of cryptocurrency
Pinsent Masons paralegal Shanelle Mattu tracks the evolution of currency and considers whether crypto assets are the future of money

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

What the non-fungible token craze means for IP law
Non-fungible tokens have become an unlikely innovator in the art world; Bristol University student William Holmes explains why IP law may have to respond

How Brunelleschi’s boat is shaping the future of AI
Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explains how the Italian Renaissance has informed modern IP law

Rape in Bridgerton
UCL law student Sara López-Viejo examines the portrayal of non-consensual sex in the Netflix smash hit
Uber drivers are workers, rules Supreme Court
Aspiring barrister Joshua Xerri looks at the much-talked about employment case

The ‘cab-rank’ rule — an ethical conundrum
Aspiring barrister Benjamin Ramsey explores the recent events involving Dinah Rose QC and David Perry QC

What is Queen’s consent and why it matters
First-year law student Michal Smigla explores the obscure feature of our constitution and explains why it should be abolished

Should NHS staff tackling COVID-19 be immune from negligence claims?
UCL law student Yanusika Srithar argues against blanket immunity

A brief history of legal aid
Oxford University law graduate Jordan Briggs considers how we got to a point where the civil legal aid system is ‘running on an empty tank’

Article X: The right to environmental protection?
Oxford Brookes law grad Paul Wyard makes his case for a new standalone ECHR right

The future of interim relief in discrimination claims
Employment tribunal advocate Thomas Fuller examines the recent case of Steer v Stormsure Ltd

Ella Kissi-Debrah inquest: The case for a ‘clean air act’
‘Ella’s Law’ may well be the next step to combat air pollution in our busy capital, says Bar Course graduate Rajni Virk

Why Elon Musk’s pigs are a legal headache
Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explores the challenges ahead for brain-computer interface (BCI) systems

Human Rights Act review: Fair or farce?
Birmingham University student Charlotte Tomlinson casts a critical eye over this week's government announcement on World Human Rights Day 2020

Part 3: Does the government’s COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law?
Oxford law grad and aspiring barrister Jordan Briggs wades into the Dominic Cummings saga in this final instalment of a three-part mini-series

Part 2: Does the government’s COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law?
Oxford law grad and aspiring barrister Jordan Briggs examines five further criteria in this second instalment of a three-part mini-series

Why reforming secured transactions law is a good thing for everyone — including law students
Nottingham Law School Professor Paula Moffatt builds a case for reform of the 'complicated and highly technical' area of law

Why Formula 1 and intellectual property don’t mix
County court advocate Ben Ramsey explains why F1 teams choose to protect their innovations with secrecy not patents

Does the government’s COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law?
Oxford law grad and aspiring barrister Jordan Briggs takes a look at the episodes of the last eight months in this first instalment of a three-part mini-series