The Weekly Edge archive | The Student Lawyer

Past issues

Wed, 04 Nov
What If The Problem Isn't The Employee? - When Neurodiversity Meets Legal Duty
Sun, 01 Nov
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 28 Oct
The Trouble With Age Calls: Children's Rights, Short-Form Assessments And Local Authority Duties
Wed, 21 Oct
How Personal Safety Unravels After A Police Data Leak
Wed, 14 Oct
When A Child Is Moved: The Hidden Legal Life Of A Temporary Address
Wed, 07 Oct
Beyond The Decision: Ombudsman Findings, Delay And Public Law Remedies
Wed, 30 Sept
Funeral Poverty And The Role Of A High Street Solicitor
Sun, 27 Sept
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 23 Sept
EHCPs, Enforcement And The Art Of Knowing What To Do Next
Wed, 16 Sept
When The Court Gets It Wrong: The Case For A Fair Hearing
Wed, 09 Sept
Climate Attribution: When Causation Stops Being A Defence
Wed, 02 Sept
Compulsory Purchase Order: How Far Does The State's Power Reach?
Sun, 30 Aug
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 26 Aug
Justice In The Age of Algorithm: Welfare Decisions And The Law
Wed, 19 Aug
Disability Discrimination: Can "Treating Everyone The Same" Go Wrong?
Wed, 12 Aug
Your Phone Has Entered The Witness Box: Digital Evidence In Modern Litigation
Wed, 05 Aug
Treasure Law: Where "Finders Keepers" Hits Its Limits
Wed, 29 Jul
Statelessness: When Belonging Becomes A Question Of Law
Sun, 26 Jul
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 22 Jul
The Collapse Begins In The Boardroom, Not With The Balance Sheet
Wed, 15 Jul
A Headteacher Doesn’t Hold All The Cards: When School Exclusion Becomes Unlawful
Wed, 08 Jul
Noise Complaints: It's Hardly Just About The Volume
Wed, 01 Jul
Family Life For Sale? That's The £29,000 Question
Sun, 28 Jun
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 24 Jun
Burial And Exhumation Law: When The Final Resting Place Isn't Always Final
Wed, 17 Jun
The Building Safety Act 2022: When The Buck Finally Stops
Wed, 10 Jun
Splitting The Blame: Who Pays When No One Is Fully To Blame?
Wed, 03 Jun
The Plant That Can Disrupt A House Sale: Japanese Knotweed And Property Rights
Sun, 31 May
Your Monthly Edge
What actually mattered this month. Because commercial awareness is more than memorising headlines.
Wed, 27 May
Presumption Of Death: When The Law Has To Decide The Unthinkable
Wed, 20 May
Deprivation Of Assets: When Timing Becomes Liability
Wed, 13 May
When Branding Crosses The Line: Food Labels, Risk And Reputation
Wed, 06 May
Insolvency Myths: What Directors Get Wrong
Sun, 03 May
Mini Series: Legal Secretary, More Than Admin
Stories and perspectives from inside high street law firms.
Wed, 29 Apr
Bought In 2026, Bound By 1485: The Manorial Rights Problem
Wed, 22 Apr
More Than Just Property: The Legal Blind Spot In Vet Negligence
Sun, 19 Apr
Mini Series: The Compliance Officer's Quiet Power
Stories and perspectives from inside high street law firms.
Wed, 15 Apr
AI In Court: A Reality Check For Future High Street Lawyers
Wed, 08 Apr
Not All Conveyancing Is Routine: When Property Law Meets A Moving Coastline
Sun, 05 Apr
Mini Series: The Paralegal Playbook
Stories and perspectives from inside high street law firms.
Wed, 01 Apr
Cash Flow Crisis: How Solicitors Save Small Businesses

Past issues

What If The Problem Isn't The Employee? - When Neurodiversity Meets Legal Duty

Your Monthly Edge

The Trouble With Age Calls: Children's Rights, Short-Form Assessments And Local Authority Duties

How Personal Safety Unravels After A Police Data Leak

When A Child Is Moved: The Hidden Legal Life Of A Temporary Address

Beyond The Decision: Ombudsman Findings, Delay And Public Law Remedies

Funeral Poverty And The Role Of A High Street Solicitor

Your Monthly Edge

EHCPs, Enforcement And The Art Of Knowing What To Do Next

When The Court Gets It Wrong: The Case For A Fair Hearing

Climate Attribution: When Causation Stops Being A Defence

Compulsory Purchase Order: How Far Does The State's Power Reach?

Your Monthly Edge

Justice In The Age of Algorithm: Welfare Decisions And The Law

Disability Discrimination: Can "Treating Everyone The Same" Go Wrong?

Your Phone Has Entered The Witness Box: Digital Evidence In Modern Litigation

Treasure Law: Where "Finders Keepers" Hits Its Limits

Statelessness: When Belonging Becomes A Question Of Law

Your Monthly Edge

The Collapse Begins In The Boardroom, Not With The Balance Sheet

A Headteacher Doesn’t Hold All The Cards: When School Exclusion Becomes Unlawful

Noise Complaints: It's Hardly Just About The Volume

Family Life For Sale? That's The £29,000 Question

Your Monthly Edge

Burial And Exhumation Law: When The Final Resting Place Isn't Always Final

The Building Safety Act 2022: When The Buck Finally Stops

Splitting The Blame: Who Pays When No One Is Fully To Blame?

The Plant That Can Disrupt A House Sale: Japanese Knotweed And Property Rights

Your Monthly Edge

Presumption Of Death: When The Law Has To Decide The Unthinkable

Deprivation Of Assets: When Timing Becomes Liability

When Branding Crosses The Line: Food Labels, Risk And Reputation

Insolvency Myths: What Directors Get Wrong

Mini Series: Legal Secretary, More Than Admin

Bought In 2026, Bound By 1485: The Manorial Rights Problem

More Than Just Property: The Legal Blind Spot In Vet Negligence

Mini Series: The Compliance Officer's Quiet Power

AI In Court: A Reality Check For Future High Street Lawyers

Not All Conveyancing Is Routine: When Property Law Meets A Moving Coastline

Mini Series: The Paralegal Playbook

Cash Flow Crisis: How Solicitors Save Small Businesses