Legal Cheek Journal

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‘ISIS bride’ stripped of citizenship: what are her prospects on appeal?

In the Shamima Begum case, statelessness is the key legal issue

Feb 25 2019 12:06pm

Social media sackings ignore rights to privacy and free expression

UK courts are unduly harsh on employees sacked for their foolish social media posts, argues UCL Professor Virginia Mantouvalou

Feb 20 2019 1:01pm

Yellow vests crisis: What are flash-balls and why haven’t they been banned?

As gory reports of injuries increase, French police are increasingly criticised for deploying this controversial weapon

Feb 5 2019 10:30am

A lawyer’s guide to advising clients in the event of a no deal Brexit

The sudden legal severance of UK law from EU law presents unique issues of interpretation for lawyers, whose task it will be to interpret and apply these rules in their new legal context, says Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Eaton

Jan 29 2019 2:57pm

Should the courts decide what is in the best interests of a child?

The judiciary is not suited to deal with the complexities of medical life-and-death scenarios

Jan 16 2019 10:50am
Artificial intelligence

The coming of the age of AI in the law

Man must still be master of the machine, says Singapore Management University law student Soh Kian Peng

Jan 9 2019 10:16am

Modernising the Mental Health Act

KCL postgrad Emma Diack looks at the changes ahead

Dec 20 2018 12:05pm

Why we need to reform the archaic law of surrogacy

It has remained fundamentally unaltered for over 30 years

Dec 13 2018 10:41am

Assisted dying: Will the UK ever alter the law?

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision suggests not

Nov 28 2018 9:52am

Is blockchain the future of solving human rights issues?

It can be used for much more than making tech-savvy people rich, says Queen Mary law grad Fanny Ferencz

Nov 14 2018 11:07am
lawyers AI robots

Can AI be criminally accountable?

Ex-human rights practitioner Theo Richardson-Gool examines the problems posed by autonomous machines

Nov 2 2018 2:25pm

What does artificial intelligence look like?

Imperial physics grad Nishant Prasad explains what an artificial neural network is and what it does

Oct 23 2018 10:37am

Is the introduction of a bill to tackle online hate crime necessary?

Social media is rife with hate crime and prejudice, but is clamping down on it with a law the right move?

Sep 26 2018 12:48pm

Why our employment laws need some serious attention

Nottingham law grad Fraser Collingham reflects on his recent experience working in the hospitality industry and explains why employment law reform is much-needed

Sep 21 2018 10:29am

Can copyright subsist in an artificial intelligence-generated work?

Clifford Chance senior associate Leigh Smith considers some of the intellectual property law issues arising from the increasing prevalence, and increasing capability, of AI software

Sep 13 2018 10:02am

Does the law adequately protect victims of domestic abuse?

The government should devote more resources to legal aid for victims, says Warwick law student Rodney Dzwairo

Sep 10 2018 12:55pm

Benefits for widows case: A progressive decision by the Supreme Court

Landmark ruling could allow an unmarried mother-of-four to claim a widowed parent's allowance

Aug 31 2018 11:00am

The problem with policing prostitution

Law student Dudley Davidson-Jarrett explains why policing an age-old practice proves particularly problematic

Aug 20 2018 11:31am

Court of Appeal rules that Dr Bawa-Garba is not to be erased from medical register

Liverpool University graduate Lydia Campbell explains the legal background to the week's big judicial decision

Aug 14 2018 11:46am

Should law firms be able to float?

Market forces should be the determining factor, not regulations

Aug 8 2018 3:04pm