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Why Companies Need to Secure a Social License to Operate in Shaping the AI Landscape
Prof Jingchen Zhao, Professor, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/jingchen-zhao In the rapidly evolving world of technology...
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Sep 22, 20234 min read


A Burger Not Fit For A King
Dr Ryan Cushley-Spendiff, Lecturer, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/ryan-cushley-spendiff 20 years ago, my parents took me...
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Sep 15, 20236 min read


Are some vulnerable witnesses more equal than others?
Prof Jonathan Doak, Associate Dean for Research, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/jonathan-doak Dr Debbie Cooper, School of...
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Sep 8, 20235 min read


Faustus – Did you get a good lawyer?
Prof Jane Jarman, NLS-https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/jane-jarman On holiday recently, I found myself pondering a question. If I...
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Aug 31, 20236 min read


Maiming and Mobilisation
Dr John Rumbold, Lecturer, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold The ancient common law offence of maiming, and...
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Aug 25, 20235 min read


The Illegal Migration Act 2023 and Children’s Rights: Regressive and unworkable.
Dr Ruth Brittle, Senior Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/ruth-brittle On 20th July 2023, the Illegal Migration Act...
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Aug 17, 20237 min read


ERS v KIDS: Quantifying appropriate damages in child abuse litigation
Christopher Ratcliffe, Lecturer, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/christopher-ratcliffe In civil proceedings a claimant who...
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Aug 10, 20236 min read


Canada and the UK in a Changing International Environment: The 50th Anniversary Colloquium Report
Dr Janice Denoncourt, Associate Professor, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/janice-denoncourt Tuesday, 18th July 2023, was an...
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Aug 4, 20234 min read


The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the UK and Beyond
Dr John Rumbold https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/john-rumbold The regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently become...
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Jul 27, 20236 min read


Ex tempore judgments in a spin?
Ruth Hill, Lecturer, NLS Photo credit – www.chessington.com The recent Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Merlin Entertainments PLC...
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Jul 19, 20236 min read


When is a Mercenary not a Mercenary? Apparently quite often.
Dr Danny Gough, Senior Lecturer NLS, https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/daniel-gough Unless you’ve been living under a rock...
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Jul 14, 20236 min read


The Perils of ‘Proportionate’ Ecocide.
Dr. Luigi Daniele, Senior Lecturer, NLS (https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/luigi-daniele2 The codification of ecocide as the fifth...
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Jul 7, 20239 min read


Witchcraft Trials, Diabolic Pacts and the “Magic” of Law
Rev'd Dr Helen Hall, Associate Professor, NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/helen-hall Witch-hunting looms large within...
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Jun 28, 20234 min read


Corporate Quokka Queerness
Ryan Cushley-Spendiff-Research Assistant NLS-https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/ryan-cushley-spendiff ‘Tis the season of Pride,...
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Jun 22, 20236 min read


Privileges Committees and their role in the British Constitution
Dr Sophie Gallop, Senior Lecturer NLS https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/sophie-gallop It has been an eventful few weeks in...
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Jun 16, 20235 min read


Life-limiting health issues shortens divorce proceedings.
Bethany Brown, Lecturer, NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/bethany-brown On 6 April 2022 the Divorce, Dissolution and...
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Jun 7, 20233 min read


When issuing proceedings, if you make a mistake, you'd better hope that the court makes one too!
Megan Shirley-Senior Lecturer NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/megan-shirley The Peterson case On 28 April 2023, Mr Justice...
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Jun 1, 20234 min read


Coronation "Locking-On" Arrests
Prof Tom Lewis-NLS Director of Centre for Rights and Justice https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/thomas-lewis From the Peasants’...
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May 19, 20234 min read


Linking Turkey's Kurdish Conflict to Transitional Justice: Grassroots Pursuit of Truth and Justice
Nisan Alici, Research Assistant NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/nisan-alici Turkey has a long history of state violence and...
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May 12, 20234 min read


Magistrates Court Sentencing Powers and Capacity in the Criminal Justice System
Orla Slattery-Lecturer NTU https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/law/orla-slattery In May 2022 Magistrates’ Courts were granted an...
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May 5, 20234 min read
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