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Legal Cheek Journal

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Why homosexual asylum seekers’ sexual identities are still not being respected

The Supreme Court's HJ judgment: a case comment

Aug 18 2016 10:45am

Pokémon Go: When does a game become a personal injury battle?

There might be some new cases for next year's tort law students to learn

Aug 15 2016 10:09am

Jewish human rights: No need to boycott the boycotters, says High Court

Is this the biggest setback to British equality law in modern history?

Aug 10 2016 10:21am

Why I think you should be able to buy illegal drugs from licensed shops

The law on drugs and why it’s so, so wrong

Aug 8 2016 10:25am

The Article 50 Brexit challenge needs to be successful, here’s why

Lawyers aren’t trying to stop Brexit, they’re trying maintain our constitutional law

Aug 1 2016 12:30pm

Parliament needs to realise no one reads the small print anymore

We only sign contracts to avoid mobile phone shop awkwardness

Jul 28 2016 10:07am

Brexit: UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement soon seems politically unrealistic, says expert

The Out-Law.com team explain why UK government is unlikely to ratify the agreement in the near future -- despite pressure to do so

Jul 25 2016 10:13am

If no one is above the law, then why do doping athletes get off so lightly?

Lawlessness in sport and its threat to the Olympic Games

Jul 21 2016 2:12pm

Exclusive interview: Joshua Rozenberg analyses the Brexit legal challenge hearing

The early signs are that activation of Article 50 won't be blocked -- but anything is possible

Jul 19 2016 5:39pm

Psychiatric harm: The forgotten claims of the Hillsborough disaster

Will the Negligence and Damages Bill mend years of injustice?

Jul 14 2016 10:24am

The principle of subsidiarity in EU law, and who is supposed to police it

Is it the job of politicians, judges, or both?

Jul 5 2016 1:09pm

How is the EU tackling financial crime?

A brief exploration of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Jun 30 2016 1:44pm

‘Unprecedented political chaos’ in the Labour Party: What is going on and what does this mean in law?

The Jeremy Corbyn leadership challenge through a lawyer's lens

Jun 28 2016 11:14am

An inherited tax overhaul: The first step to combating the housing crisis

Rich and poor deserve the same access to housing, so let’s level out the playing field

Jun 27 2016 11:18am

‘Everyone was doing it!’: The LIBOR rigging scandal

A closer look at the law on dishonesty in the context of financial crime

Jun 24 2016 11:16am

Why the EU’s new e-commerce package means we could be entitled to cheaper Disneyland tickets

Shearman & Sterling trainee Andrea Calla explores how and why the EU digital single market benefits us

Jun 20 2016 11:44am

The case of Fox: A victory for plurality in the education system?

Religious studies syllabuses get the legal treatment

Jun 14 2016 9:58am