Legal affairs

It has remained fundamentally unaltered for over 30 years

Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision suggests not

It can be used for much more than making tech-savvy people rich, says Queen Mary law grad Fanny Ferencz

Ex-human rights practitioner Theo Richardson-Gool examines the problems posed by autonomous machines

Imperial physics grad Nishant Prasad explains what an artificial neural network is and what it does

Social media is rife with hate crime and prejudice, but is clamping down on it with a law the right move?

Nottingham law grad Fraser Collingham reflects on his recent experience working in the hospitality industry and explains why employment law reform is much-needed

Clifford Chance senior associate Leigh Smith considers some of the intellectual property law issues arising from the increasing prevalence, and increasing capability, of AI software

The government should devote more resources to legal aid for victims, says Warwick law student Rodney Dzwairo

Landmark ruling could allow an unmarried mother-of-four to claim a widowed parent’s allowance

Law student Dudley Davidson-Jarrett explains why policing an age-old practice proves particularly problematic

Liverpool University graduate Lydia Campbell explains the legal background to the week’s big judicial decision

Market forces should be the determining factor, not regulations

Patients in a vegetative state can now die without legal permission if doctors and family members are in agreement

The legislation is heading in the right direction — albeit slowly

Wife must remain in unhappy marriage, Supreme Court rules this week