Tag: Legal affairs

‘It should shame us all’: Why Charlie Gard’s parents were not entitled to legal aid

Government’s destruction of public funding budget takes spotlight

Jul 25 2017 11:50am

Meet your new Supreme Court stars

Who are the judges appointed to the UK's top bench?

Jul 21 2017 1:20pm

Women are the ‘overlooked minority’ in the history of the Sexual Offences Act

It's the statute's 50th birthday, but should we be celebrating?

Jul 21 2017 9:03am

Cyber crime: A bigger threat than terrorism?

Cyber attacks given same UK security threat ranking as earthquakes

Jul 19 2017 11:44am

Barrister who was disbarred after forging Lady Hale letter sued for £200,000 by ex-client

Alexander Mercouris has reinvented himself as a Russian commentator, his former client isn't happy about this

Jul 17 2017 11:55am

Previously-suspended Leigh Day paralegals have resigned during Grenfell Tower poster investigation

Legal Cheek comments love continues to role in for embattled rookies

Jul 12 2017 2:08pm

A tort student’s dream: Supreme Court hears case that could shake up law of negligence

Expect Donoghue v Stevenson, Caparo v Dickman and Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police to get a mention

Jul 12 2017 12:41pm

Is cyber bullying a cyber crime?

The suicide of Amanda Todd shined a light on the issue, now we must act, says Andrew Chan in his shortlisted entry to the BARBRI International Cyber Crime Blogging Prize

Jul 4 2017 2:17pm

‘This should alarm everyone’: Social media rages as ex-Court of Appeal judge appointed to lead Grenfell Tower inquiry

But legal Twitterati describes the hate as ‘absolutely senseless’

Jun 29 2017 10:52am

Voice-activated advertisements: Should we be worried or are they the next big marketing scheme?

Burger King PR genius or criminal actions? Ryan Gaskell speculates in his shortlisted entry to the BARBRI International Cyber Crime Blogging Prize Competition

Jun 26 2017 10:31am

Brexit and the online world

On the anniversary of the historic Brexit vote, David Allen Green reflects on how social media has influenced the past year

Jun 23 2017 1:41pm

Make it unlawful to stand by and record emergency scenes, argues law professor

Academic paper proposes legal liability for those who video terrorist attacks instead of helping victims

Jun 19 2017 9:07am

13 things that happened during the Supreme Court’s Facebook livestream

Justices talk Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Liz Truss and much more in video interview

Jun 16 2017 1:10pm

I got in trouble for arguing with a pro-life campaigner at school, now I’m a barrister in the Northern Irish abortion law case

Supreme Court ruled in Jeremy Hunt's favour this week, now all eyes are on Strasbourg

Jun 16 2017 9:12am