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February 13, 2020
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at February 13, 2020
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Breaking Up Big Tech: Why are U.S. antitrust laws changing towards global big tech companies?

Big tech firms play a central role in the lifestyle of people in the 21st century. Legislators, acknowledging their power, now tighten their operations through antitrust laws. This article details the impact of such legislative shifts on the big tech firms themselves.
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February 5, 2020
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at February 5, 2020
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The Effects of the Climate Crisis on Lawyers and Their Clients

In one of the previous articles, The Student Lawyer looked at the rise in environmental regulation. Now, we focus on the real-life needs for a change in practices and norms, to adapt to the changing perception of human impact on the environment.
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January 31, 2020
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at January 31, 2020
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UK Political Updates Series: The Relationship Between Judges and Politicians

The prorogation of the sessions of the Parliament has been a widely debated topic, due to the decision of Boris Johnson opt for prorogation concerning the passing of his Brexit deal. This article goes beyond these recent events and explains the behind-the-scenes of the interaction between law and politics in this area.
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January 7, 2020
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at January 7, 2020
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Privatisation of Probation Services

Five years ago, a privatisation programme of the National Probation Services was introduced. Today, after some catastrophic cases, we see the needed renationalisation, as the private sector failed to combine the protection of people and profit generation.
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December 30, 2019
Social Media regulation
Published by TSL Admin at December 30, 2019
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Taming the Social Media Giants: How far should the state go in regulating online content?

The law, history teaches us, lags inevitably behind technological change. In respect of no development is this more true than the ‘Information Revolution,’ those sweeping and […]
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December 6, 2019
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at December 6, 2019
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UK Political Updates Series: New Speaker of the House of Commons

Article by Eliza Liddicott As promised last week, the following article provides an insight into this overwhelming political period, making up the second of three updates. In […]
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December 5, 2019
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at December 5, 2019
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Thomas Cook Collapse: A look into the firm’s insolvency procedure

In September 2019, Thomas Cook entered into Compulsory Liquidation. The events that led to the decision and the legal explanation of what Compulsory Liquidation is can be found in this article.
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November 28, 2019
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at November 28, 2019
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UK Political Updates Series: General election 2019

The first episode of our three-part UK Political Updates Series is here. In the first update, you can find an overview of the pledges of the parties and the Brexit considerations, which play an indispensable role in this year's election. Next article will answer the question: Who is the Speaker of the House?
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November 27, 2019
Published by Katerina Mrhacova at November 27, 2019
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Kashmir: Disputed territory or helpless mistake?

The Kashmir region has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan for decades. In August 2019, Article 370 of the Constitution of India was repealed, starting even more significant controversies. The details and the, somewhat underwhelming, international reaction are all summarised in this article.
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