Legal Cheek Journal

The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.

What is the Court of Protection?

Trainee solicitor Leanne Gibson sheds light on this 'little-known area of law'

Dec 5 2022 12:08pm
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London’s Commercial Court: Under threat, or concern about nothing?

Reading University law student Ben Holder takes a look at the Commercial Court and assesses its future

Nov 7 2022 12:36pm
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Will legal tech doom the billable hours model for law firms?

Oxford University history student Lewis Ogg looks into the impact of legal tech on the way firms charge for their legal services, and calls time on billable hours

Oct 18 2022 10:23am
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The business of sustainability

Brunel University LLM student Ece Gorgun Balci discusses some of the regulations related to business sustainability, including mandatory reporting, directors’ duties and efforts to curb greenwashing

Oct 11 2022 10:18am
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Old Firm: The match verdict on philosophical belief

Some say football is a religion, but does fervent support for Rangers FC amount to “philosophical belief”?

Oct 5 2022 11:39am
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Criminal justice: A system on its knees

With wigs and gowns on picket lines outside Crown courts around England and Wales, Liverpool Uni law student Jakob Fletcher-Stega makes the argument for increased legal aid fees and asserts the necessity of the ongoing strike

Sep 29 2022 10:52am
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Arbitration’s great conundrum — seat theory versus delocalisation

Leicester University law graduate Teck Sing Voon looks at the benefits and challenges of two competing schools of thought

Sep 27 2022 10:04am
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Still holding up a decade later? An insight into the effectiveness of the Etridge Protocol

Lancaster University final year LLB student Oliwia Maliszewska assesses its pros and cons, and proposes reform to mitigate the additional risks of coercion during the Covid-19 pandemic

Sep 15 2022 9:15am
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Deceptive (dating) by design?

Dating apps may seem like a piece of fun but more sinister goings-on may be at play, such as privacy and human rights breaches, writes third year law student Tanzeel ur Rehman

Aug 24 2022 9:12am
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Seeking justice for the Chagossians

Britain’s colonisation of the Chagos Islands continues to this day, in apparent defiance of international concern and court judgments, writes Sheffield Hallam graduate Rachael Shaw

Aug 19 2022 10:13am
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How appropriate is the good faith standard in banking law?

Warwick Uni grad Chidera Ofili argues for a rethink of the good faith standard, especially where companies are 'too big to fail', drawing on developments in the 15 years since the global financial crisis

Aug 11 2022 10:42am

The future is driverless

Our driving laws are not geared up for the possibilities of driverless vehicles, but could the Law Commission have found a way to steer through the obstacles?

Aug 4 2022 9:28am

Seeking asylum: a one-way ticket to Rwanda?

Teshé Rolle, a final year student at The University of Law, looks at the government’s relationship with human rights and its much-discussed plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Jul 25 2022 10:19am
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After Roe: Recognising the importance of reproductive rights in England and Wales

Following the US Supreme Court’s controversial reversal of Roe v Wade, aspiring barrister Jade Rae explains the importance of the Abortion Act 1967 in England and Wales

Jul 18 2022 10:39am

X marks the spot: Treasure law reforms in England and Wales

Heritage law enthusiast and future pupil barrister Hillary Curtis takes a look at reforms to protect our rich history of art and culture, in the first of a series on this fascinating subject

Jul 11 2022 11:30am
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Welcome to the futuristic world of the Decentralised Autonomous Organisation

Can old laws govern these radical creations? MSc student and qualified Turkish lawyer, Öznur Uğuz investigates the mysterious entities known as DAOs and finds they have a lot to offer

Jul 6 2022 9:20am

Secrets and lies: The UK’s troubled regime of freedom of information

Second-year LSE law student Nhan Pham-Thanh explores the chequered history of freedom of information in the UK, currently stalled under Boris Johnson’s government

Jun 14 2022 10:54am
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The rules of war

Law student Michal Smigla considers international humanitarian law and the consequences of disregarding it

Apr 28 2022 11:39am
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Law firms as social enterprises — the future, or just a CSR pipedream?

Future trainee Bethany Barrett explores whether the trend could take off in the legal industry

Apr 22 2022 12:30pm
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Is the smart money on ‘smart contracts’?

Law student Tanzeel ur Rehman considers some of the drawbacks of self-executing agreements

Mar 18 2022 9:55am
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We need to give greater attention to positive obligations under human rights law

Such European rights should be taught and embraced more widely to uplift society's most vulnerable, argues aspiring barrister Jordan Briggs

Mar 10 2022 12:50pm
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