Legal Cheek Journal
The most original writing about legal affairs on the internet.
The cryptocurrency dilemma: Should volatile digital assets receive legal recognition as property?
Oxford Uni student Niranjana Ramkumar explores the limitations of English property law when it comes to crypto
Unmasking the legal challenges of cosmetic injections
Exeter Uni student Nicole Barros Vardanega discusses the British government's light-touch regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures and the dangers this might pose to consumers
Redefining property in the digital age
Cambridge law student Tristan Toh Zhi Shun examines how digital assets have disrupted property definitions and how regulation must adapt to keep pace with innovation
Will fashion giant Shein get its London flotation?
Durham Uni modern languages grad Alicia Boothroyd analyses the challenges Shein faces in listing on the London Stock Exchange
How the EU is battling Big Tech
LSE politics student Oliver Masson analyses the impact of EU and UK competition regimes against tech monopolies
AI in law: Embracing change or facing extinction?
James Southwick, bar course graduate, examines the impact of legal technology on the future of the legal profession
Echoes of the empire: Unravelling the legal labyrinth of British India
Southampton Uni law student Mihika Chopra provides a roadmap of the legal formation of the British Raj
The lavatorial lexicon: unravelling Scotland’s unusual toilet law
Southampton Uni law student Akarsshaa Bhargavaa examines the interplay of history, culture and legal norms
The Willy Wonka experience: navigating misrepresentation in the age of AI
Strathclyde law student Emma Campbell explores how regulation can hep protect consumers
Humpty Dumpty: Can the King’s men put criminal justice back together again?
ULaw grad Priya Pandya looks at the impact of Operation Early Dawn while drawing comparisons to the popular nursery rhyme
Green contracts: the hidden key to ESG enforcement?
City Uni law grad Sammar Masood explores the viability of ESG clauses in commercial contracts
GDPR vs. Freemium: why social media giants are winning
Aberdeen law student Iakov Shuvalov assesses GDPR's effectiveness in 'freemium' models, where 'free' services may compromise privacy
Warfare technology: can the law really referee?
Harriet Hunter, law student at UCLan, explores AI's impact on weaponry and international humanitarian law
A new era for social housing tenants?
Tramy Cheung, MA law student at Bristol, examines the impact of the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 on vulnerable populations
England v France – who takes the gold in the race for arbitration supremacy?
LLM student Sean Doig compares the arbitral regimes of the two countries
Protest laws: Striking the balance between order and rights
Bar grad Abbas Hussain analyses the High Court's ruling on police powers in the Public Order Act 2023
The legal grey area of mining the moon
Oxford grad Declan Peters explores the legal issues with lunar mineral extraction
The rise of the ‘climate refugee’ and why you need to care
Université Toulouse Capitole LLM student Sean Doig shines a spotlight on climate refugees
Contracts on Monday, machine learning on Tuesday: The future of the LLB
Université Toulouse Capitole LLM student Sean Doig examines technology's impact on legal education and training
AI and the rise of ‘music laundering’
LPC student Frederick Gummer analyses the legal implications of artificial intelligence on the music industry
The legal lessons of Barbenheimer
First-year law student Shinelle Leo looks at last year's cultural film phenomenon