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No more anonymity – should parents be named and shamed? What are the real priorities?
Bethany Brown, Lecturer, NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/bethany-brown The family court is a closed court room, shut off to...
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Feb 15, 20246 min read


Freedom of Expression, Journalism, and Danger: Forcing Silence
Dr Sophie Gallop, Senior Lecturer NLS , https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/sophie-gallop The right to Freedom of Expression has...
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Feb 9, 20245 min read


Introducing mindfulness insights in teaching the high stakes and anxiety-inducing skill of client interviewing
Paulo Karat, Senior Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/paulo-karat As a mindfulness teacher, I have often tried to...
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Feb 2, 20244 min read


Is the rule of law safe in the western democracies?
Graham Ferris, External Supervisor NLS, https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/graham-ferris The rule of law has been explained in...
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Jan 25, 20244 min read


The Rwanda treaty and the rule of law: when unsafe is safe
Dr Helen O'Nions, Associate Professor NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-onions Jubilation from those working to...
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Jan 17, 20246 min read


COP28 and the Raging Energy Transition Debate Between Phase-Out/ Phase-Down of Fossil Fuel
Dr Chinenye Nriezedi-Anejionu, Senior Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/chinenye-nri-ezedi The just concluded 28th...
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Jan 11, 20247 min read


New Year, New Me, New Contract
Dr Ryan Cushley-Spendiff, Lecturer at NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/ryan-cushley-spendiff Happy 2024! As many of us...
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Jan 5, 20246 min read


Puddings and Personal Injury
Rev'd Dr Helen Hall, Associate Professor NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Mid-winter festivities have long been...
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Dec 21, 20233 min read


Beyond the surface appearance of words: the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty
Irene Sacchetti, PhD candidate NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/courses/our-students-stories/law/irene-sacchetti Dave Hoefler...
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Dec 14, 20235 min read


The Re-Awakening of Universal Jurisdiction: French-issued Arrest Warrant for Syrian President
Dr Mark Chadwick, Principal Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/mark-chadwick “We were in a panic to take the children...
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Dec 8, 20238 min read


Genocide in Darfur: Never Again, Again
Daniel Gough, Principal Lecturer NLS, https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/daniel-gough In April 2023 a long simmering feud between...
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Dec 1, 20237 min read


Do we need feminism now we have equal rights?
Graham Ferris, External Supervisor NLS, https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/graham-ferris Thoughts inspired by the 40th anniversary...
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Nov 24, 20234 min read


Saudi Arabia brings new challenges to football’s regulatory order
Simon Boyes, Senior Lecturer, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/simon-boyes The news that Saudi Arabia is likely to be...
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Nov 16, 20233 min read


Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Standards and Regulations-fair treatment and health
Chris Ratcliffe, Lecturer NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/christopher-ratcliffe If you blinked in April 2023, you may have...
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Nov 8, 20236 min read


Ghostly Witnesses
Rev'd Dr Helen Hall, Associate Professor NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall As he stood in the dock in 1792, waiting...
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Nov 3, 20234 min read


‘Will’ You Marry Me? – Revocation of Wills and Predatory Marriage
Rosamund Evans, Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/rosamund-evans It is a long established but surprisingly...
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Oct 27, 20235 min read


Uniting against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Caroline Mwangi, PhD Candidate NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/courses/our-students-stories/law/caroline-wangui-mwangi...
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Oct 18, 20234 min read


How to watch television
Prof Jane Ching NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/jane-ching The tension between truth, justice and the human frailties of...
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Oct 13, 20234 min read


Declarations about marital status – What is “exceptional”?
Bethany Brown, Lecturer, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/bethany-brown In England and Wales marriages may come to an end in...
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Oct 6, 20236 min read
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Rev'd Dr Helen Hall, Associate Professor, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall In a recent NLS blog, we heard from...
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Sep 29, 20235 min read
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