Tag: Legal affairs
The relationship between law schools and tech in a post-COVID world
Quality of education must remain high if unis are to remain competitive, argues De Montfort lecturer Brett Koenig
COVID-19: Could PPE shortages amount to corporate manslaughter?
A ‘herculean effort’ has been exerted to increase the availability of protective gear for frontline NHS staff -- but should more have been done sooner, and if so, who is accountable?
The technological disruption facing law firms in the wake of the pandemic
Times of necessity have rocketed innovative practices into daily life a lot sooner than many expected
COVID-19: The prison crisis
Why has government been so slow to implement plans for prisoner release?
Who is responsible for our data and how do we get it back?
Data controllers have weaponised consent by using privacy policies written in legalese and dark patterns to hide privacy-protecting options, argues St Andrews PhD student Janis Wong
The Great British ‘internexit’ from the EU
Brexit marks a turning-point in internet regulation in the UK -- future magic circle trainee William Holmes explains why
XX v Whittington: Another nail in the coffin for the Surrogacy Act?
Bar student Callum Reid-Hutchings analyses Lady Hale's last ruling
502 Bad Gateway: Rebooting smart contracts
LSE law student Alicia Lim explains how smart contracts worsen existing power dynamics between contracting parties
Vicarious liability in the Supreme Court spotlight
Birmingham Uni law student Olivia Gladstone looks at the recent high-profile tort cases involving Morrisons and Barclays
Virus pandemic: Why the UK must release immigration detainees
The detention of migrants who do not pose a risk is dangerous, callous and illegal, argues Oxford University PPE student James Cox
COVID-19: The toll on criminal justice
An already crumbling system finds itself in limbo
Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice
The pressure on our criminal justice system is mounting -- but is algorithmic decision making the way forward? Queen Mary law grad Marina Wojcik addresses some of the concerns
The impact of coronavirus on global law firms
Commercial outfits will continually strive to keep up with the challenges presented by the novel virus -- but the extent of the damage remains unknown
The ethical veganism case: a reflection of a progressive society
Discrimination lawyer Yara Ali-Adib looks at last week's headline-grabbing ruling
Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for the 2020s
The 2010s were pretty wild, but this decade could be crazier
The Caroline Flack case analysed by a criminal barrister
What to expect from one of the biggest celebrity cases of 2020
Constitutional statutes: a brief overview
Bolton University academic John McGarry explains the distinction between ordinary and constitutional statutes
Assisted dying: ‘Sanctity of life’ not a matter for judges, says High Court
Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs looks at yesterday's ruling in R (Newby) v Secretary of State For Justice
Facebook’s cryptocurrency and the regulatory challenges ahead
Joshua Prior, a law graduate from the University of Exeter, takes a look at the social media giant's latest venture -- Libra
‘Big Tech’ and competition law explained
Herbert Smith Freehills trainee solicitor Patrick Todd provides an overview on some of the key issues
Extension of police stop and search powers — radical or rhetoric?
It will further damage relations between communities and the police, argues Anonymous Rookie