<p>Football fans are often seen by the media, as well as those outside of football, as being disruptive, aggressive and even violent. This is a viewpoint that&rsquo;s been historically painted through &lsquo;football hooliganism&rsquo;, which was at its peak in the 70s and 80s. While football hooliganism has been greatly on the decline since the 90s, there has been concerns among the government of a reported rise in violent football-related activity in the past couple of years.</p> ..read more

<p>Despite the efforts to move the legal business model towards alternatives, the billable hour remains the predominant model of law firms globally. However, with the arrival of Generative AI (GenAI), the legal business model is beginning to be challenged.</p> ..read more

<p>Picture a bustling London pub in 1915. What you might not consider is that buying your friend a drink could land you in trouble with a constable. During World War one (WWI), the British government introduced the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (DORA). This emergency legislation and its various amendments created a series of regulations, providing broad powers to bolster Britain&rsquo;s national security.</p> ..read more

Shadowing a judge, often referred to as judge marshalling, is a beneficial form of work experience for both aspiring solicitors and barristers. While both groups can benefit, it’s aspiring barristers who usually endeavour to secure the scheme, as it gives a huge insight into their future career (ie attending court, practising advocacy). As part of the experience, some students even get the chance to sit on the judge’s bench ..read more

Over the last couple of months, I’ve spent many hours pondering what subject I might be able to extensively research for a PhD. As I look to start my journey towards lecturing, this is the first real step into the subject that I may be covering for the next many decades ..read more

Trained on vast datasets, Generative Artificial Intelligence models can produce impressively sophisticated outputs - some of which are perhaps indistinguishable from human-created works. However, these new tools raise significant legal quandaries, particularly for copyright law ..read more

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how stories are told, how they can be told well and how you can use this to your advantage in a job interview ..read more

<p>Whoever said law was an uphill battle wasn&#39;t lying. With my Postgraduate Diploma in Law exams over and done with (at last!), I&#39;ve got the glorious SQE to look forward to. Having heard the horror stories from friends and family, I&#39;ve decided to do a little research to understand what, exactly, I&#39;m getting myself into &minus; and in this article, I&#39;ll be taking you along with me.</p> ..read more

The UK government has been restricting international students from coming over to continue their studies in the UK for the past number of years ..read more

<p>At this point, I assume most of us are at least vaguely aware of Generative AI, most likely in the form of natural language models and image generators. However, a somewhat obscure, and rather more macabre application of GenAI has been developing for a few years now, in the form of &lsquo;ghostbots&rsquo; &minus; AI-powered digital recreations of the dead.</p> ..read more