Legal affairs

Quality of education must remain high if unis are to remain competitive, argues De Montfort lecturer Brett Koenig

A ‘herculean effort’ has been exerted to increase the availability of protective gear for frontline NHS staff — but should more have been done sooner, and if so, who is accountable?

Times of necessity have rocketed innovative practices into daily life a lot sooner than many expected

Aspiring barrister Claudia-Lauren Williams questions why the government has been so slow to implement plans for prisoner release

Data controllers have weaponised consent by using privacy policies written in legalese and dark patterns to hide privacy-protecting options, argues St Andrews PhD student Janis Wong

Brexit marks a turning-point in internet regulation in the UK — future magic circle trainee William Holmes explains why

Bar student Callum Reid-Hutchings analyses Lady Hale’s last ruling

LSE law student Alicia Lim explains how smart contracts worsen existing power dynamics between contracting parties

Birmingham Uni law student Olivia Gladstone looks at the recent high-profile tort cases involving Morrisons and Barclays

The detention of migrants who do not pose a risk is dangerous, callous and illegal, argues Oxford University PPE student James Cox

An already crumbling system finds itself in limbo, explains BPTC grad and aspiring barrister Claudia-Lauren Williams

The pressure on our criminal justice system is mounting — but is algorithmic decision making the way forward? Queen Mary law grad Marina Wojcik addresses some of the concerns

Commercial outfits will continually strive to keep up with the challenges presented by the novel virus — but the extent of the damage remains unknown, says Warwick law student Francis Zealley

Discrimination lawyer Yara Ali-Adib looks at last week’s headline-grabbing ruling

The 2010s were pretty wild, but this decade could be crazier