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Constitution & Convention: What’s Stopping A Second Brexit Referendum?
The vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016 has proven difficult for many to accept. As such, there is an increasingly popular movement of citizens campaigning for a second referendum. Such a vote, however, may prove politically and legally impossible.
12:00, 9th November 2018
The Matrix Has You: Stop and Search in the Age of ‘Intelligence Policing’
The Gang Matrix is an online database used by the police to document and track gang members. However, recent reports from StopWatch and Amnesty International raise concerns about the database's legitimacy. This has a number of implications, in particular for racial targeting and individual privacy
11:00, 26th October 2018
Britain: A Tax Haven After Brexit?
The EU has expressed concern that the UK will embrace the opportunity afforded through the loosening of regulations post-Brexit to become more competitive by significantly lowering taxes, thereby becoming a tax haven. An investigation must be made into whether this should or could happen.
11:00, 21st September 2018
Armes v Nottinghamshire CC: Vicarious Liability Spirals out of Control
The law on vicarious liability has gradually widened in recent years. However, a recent Supreme Court judgment pushed this area of the law too far, opening its applicability up to too many relationships and encouraging companies to contract out their services to avoid liability.
11:00, 21st August 2018
No Limits on Ltds: Defending the Right of Corporations to Sue in Defamation
Defamation law has gradually widened throughout the years. However, controversy has arisen over whether or not companies, which grant high value to goodwill, should be able to sue when defamed by an individual. Australia has adopted a approach; should English law consider it?
11:00, 20th July 2018
Commercial Awareness: The Sainsbury's/Asda Merger vs Competition Law
The proposed merger of two of the UK's biggest supermarkets, Sainsbury's and Asda, raises important questions that are often tackled by M & A lawyers: how and when will competition law operate to prevent or limit a deal because it poses too big a threat to market competition.
11:00, 29th June 2018
Spanish Rugby in the Dock Pt II: Mitigating Ineligibility
The Spanish rugby team will miss out on qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2019 after fielding ineligible players. An independent committee confirmed they had breached the laws of the game. However, in the second of a two part series, Ben Cisneros suggests there remains a glimmer of hope for Spain.
18:00, 20th May 2018
Proposed Changes to Organ Donation Miss the Heart of the Issue
A Private Members' Bill proposing changes to organ donation has recently passed its second reading in Parliament. However, the proposed soft opt-out scheme is the incorrect route to take; instead, attention should be given to changing societal attitudes towards organ donation.
11:00, 3rd April 2018
Affray Outside Off-Stump: Explaining Ben Stokes’ Charges
England cricketer Ben Stokes was charged earlier this week with the offence of affray following an incident that occurred outside a Bristol nightclub in September 2017. This article explains what exactly he is being charged with, what the prosecution must prove and what defences might be used.
12:00, 16th March 2018
Innocent Fun or Underage Gambling? Loot Boxes in Video Games
Many video games offer players the chance to purchase 'loot boxes' that aid their progress in the game by rewarding the player with random in-game items. Questions can be raised about the extent to which this can, and should, be considered as falling under the legal definition of gambling.
12:00, 20th February 2018
The Biggest Challenges Facing the Legal Profession in 2018
Showing an understanding of the challenges facing the legal profession is vital for demonstrating awareness to recruiters. Thus, it is important to examine how issues like Brexit, cyber security, fixed costs and online courts could cause problems for lawyers in the coming year.
12:00, 2nd January 2018
A Study of Damaging Discourse: Regulating Female Genital Cutting
A polarised discourse on the subject of Female Genital Cutting that has tended to focus upon the writers themselves rather than their arguments has impacted upon the development of effective and coherent regulation of the practice. This leaves contradictions in the law that need to be resolved.
12:00, 12th December 2017
Guarding against Phoney Wills: Applying Formalities to Unsent Texts
English law requires that, in order for a document to be treated as a will, several formalities must be complied with. However, the Supreme Court of Queensland's decision to allow an unsent text to constitute a will shows how granting courts flexibility when applying such formalities is beneficial.
12:00, 28th November 2017
Poor Relations and Proportionality: The Flaws of TfL’s Uber Decision
The decision by Transport for London not to renew Uber's operating licence in London has proved divisive. But for all the public discourse, little focus has been placed on the legal specifics, close examination of which reveals several grounds for the company to use to launch a successful appeal.
11:00, 13th October 2017
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