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Which is the right court to make a prohibited steps order where one parent kills the other?
Bethany Brown, Senior Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/bethany-brown Towards the end of May 2024, the Victims and...
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Jan 174 min read


Sovereign Citizens and Legal Myth-busting
Rev'd Professor Helen Hall, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall The “Sovereign Citizen” phenomenon originated in...
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Jan 104 min read


An (IP) Nightmare Before Christmas
Peter Vaughan, Associate Professor NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/peter-vaughan T’was the night before Christmas… most are...
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Dec 20, 20243 min read


Resilience Continues: Pioneering Education for Afghan Girls in a Time of Crisis
Ahmad Vali Behnood, Research Fellow at Nottingham Law School and academic co-ordinator of ALPA Introduction The Afghanistan Law and...
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Dec 13, 20246 min read


Renters’ Rights Bill: A Change for Good or Reform for Reform’s Sake?
Emma McGowan, Welfare Benefits Caseworker Supervisor at NLS Legal https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/emma-mcgowan ‘I’ve heard the...
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Dec 6, 20245 min read


Automatism and Prior Fault
Dr John Rumbold, Lecturer at NLS NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold In July 2023, a Land Rover Defender crashed...
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Nov 29, 20244 min read


Are we ‘green’ yet? The Role of the International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB)
Dr Janice Denoncourt, Associate Professor at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/janice-denoncourt With COP29 coming to a close,...
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Nov 22, 20244 min read


Vicarious Liability, Multiple Defendants and Failures in Safeguarding
Rev'd Professor Helen Hall, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Photo by Nik on Unsplash On 12th November, Justin...
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Nov 18, 20244 min read


Halloween Horror Experiences and Tort: How Far Is Too Far?
Rev'd Professor Helen Hall, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Being pursued by a masked figure brandishing a...
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Nov 7, 20244 min read


DOUBLE, DOUBLE TOIL & TROUBLE: Lawyers Responsible for Halloween Hazards Shock!
Professor Jane Jarman, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/jane-jarman So, it is that time of year again. The time for goblins...
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Oct 31, 20245 min read


But is it art? Justifying Copyright Protection for AI Generated Images
Peter Vaughan, Associate Professor, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/peter-vaughan When it comes to images created by AI...
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Oct 25, 20244 min read


The Nottingham Doctoral Symposium: A Reflection
Brianna Lewis, PhD Candidate at the School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University The Nottingham Doctoral Symposium (NDS)...
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Oct 18, 20244 min read


Soup and Sunflowers: Protest, Art and the Right to Freedom of Expression
Prof Tom Lewis, Professor at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/thomas-lewis Photo by Girl with red hat on Unsplash On 27...
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Oct 11, 20248 min read


Climate Justice and Access to Justice for Rural Populations in Cameroon
Eponine Signe Noumbou, Attendee at the Nottingham Doctoral Symposium, member of the Hands on Heart Association and Women In Climate...
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Oct 4, 20246 min read


Defaming the Dead
Rev'd Professor Helen Hall, Professor at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash As...
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Sep 27, 20245 min read


Community and Custom: Ghana's Pre-Colonial Approach to Justice
Deladem Ohenewaa Mensah, PhD candidate https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/10/5-minutes-for-black-history-month-with.....
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Sep 19, 20247 min read


Deep-Sea Mining and Maritime Protest: Incapacitation and Direct Enforcement in the NORI Case
Laurence Teillet, PhD candidate at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/courses/our-students-stories/law/laurence-teillet Steve...
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Sep 12, 20247 min read


Expedited Justice – Riots in the UK
Dr Sophie Gallop, Senior Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/sophie-gallop Photo courtesy of Unsplash + Getty...
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Sep 6, 20246 min read


Vicarious Liability and Foster Parents
Christopher Ratcliffe https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/christopher-ratcliffe Vicarious liability is not a tort, yet will take up...
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Aug 23, 20246 min read


Human Ties to Landscape: Law and Policy in Respect of Naming Places
Prof Helen Hall, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Shakespeare’s Juliet famously poses the question “What’s in a...
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Aug 9, 20245 min read
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