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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


The Cass Review, Bolitho and Montgomery
Dr John Rumbold, Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold The Cass Review was a far-reaching review of the...
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Jul 26, 20245 min read


Are We Finally Admitting that Prison Doesn’t Work?
Orla Slattery, Lecturer NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/orla-slattery In 1993, the then Conservative Home Secretary Michael...
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Jul 17, 20245 min read


The Election Results: Legal and Practical Impediments to the Right to Vote
Dr Sophie Gallop, Senior Lecturer NLS , https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/sophie-gallop The right to vote, also known as suffrage...
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Jul 10, 20247 min read


Sleepwalking violence: Some comments on the recent trial of a Blundell’s schoolboy
Dr John Rumbold, Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold A recent trial looked at a shocking incident at a...
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Jul 5, 20245 min read


Amnesty in Spain: Tension and Discussion
Sergio Díaz Sánchez, Visiting Scholar, NLS The cries of traitor were heard several times on May 30th when members of the Spanish...
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Jun 14, 20245 min read


Bank Holiday Quiz
With the end of Term 3 in sight, the editorial team wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the contributors to the blog in the...
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May 24, 20242 min read


Pirates, Pacts and Witches
Rev'd Dr Helen Hall, Associate Professor NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Images and stories of pirates and...
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May 17, 20245 min read


Primum non nocere (first do no harm) and the Cass Review: Has the medical profession learnt the lesson of previous medical scandals?
Dr John Rumbold, Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold The final report of the Cass Review into the...
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May 10, 20248 min read
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