Tag: Legal affairs
Challenging the EU Withdrawal Act
Bolton Uni academic Dr John McGarry explains why the courts would not strike the Act down as invalid
Assisted dying: a new legal challenge
Motor neurone disease sufferer Phil Newby's far-reaching case launched last month
The case for UK tax reform
With Brexit on the horizon, now is the time to revise our taxation system, argues Staffordshire University law student Naz Khan
GDPR: 1 year on
University of Edinburgh law student Nicole Pitches examines its impact over the past 12 months
Corruption in the beautiful game
Much work still to be done before football's reputation is restored, says Staffordshire University law student Naz Khan
Williams v Roffey Bros: The uncertainty in contract law
Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs explains how the Supreme Court missed an opportunity to clear up the confusion
Tenant Fees Act 2019: Goodbye to unfair letting charges?
Agents have been allowed to charge exorbitant, arbitrary fees for too long, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham
Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence?
Sometimes there can be smoke without fire, says Staffordshire University law student Naz Khan
A brief history of equitable compensation
Linguistic developments have muddied the waters, says Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs
Warwick student rape chat scandal: Should they be prosecuted?
Nottingham law grad Fraser Collingham considers how the law balances free speech and offensive social media messages
The emergence of artificial intelligence in the retail sector
Self-learning algorithms, chatbots, magic mirrors and robotic shop assistants -- the future of retail is looking smart
‘ISIS bride’ stripped of citizenship: what are her prospects on appeal?
In the Shamima Begum case, statelessness is the key legal issue
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
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
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
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
Joshua Rozenberg’s predictions for 2019
Brexit will happen, along with some other rather important things, forecasts Britain’s leading legal commentator -- writing exclusively for Legal Cheek
Modernising the Mental Health Act
KCL postgrad Emma Diack looks at the changes ahead
Why we need to reform the archaic law of surrogacy
It has remained fundamentally unaltered for over 30 years
Assisted dying: Will the UK ever alter the law?
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision suggests not
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