A Scottish pilot will see rape trials conducted without juries in what could set a dangerous precedent.
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We may know what ChatGPT can do, but questions remain over who owns the copyright.
CCTV is a popular form of digital evidence but it can be unreliable and problematic.
The UK parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has suggested changes to the strikes bill but even those may not go far enough.
The British citizenship of the children of EU nationals born before October 2 2000 could be at risk.
Cohabitation reform is needed in England and Wales to better protect couples legally upon relationship breakdown.
When cheating in sport leads to injury, it’s not always clear when the courts should intervene.
England and Wales remain outliers in Britain when it comes to modernising weddings legislation. Couples are looking for laws that accommodate more personal ways of finding meaning.
There are valuable lessons to be learned from the England of the 1600s.
Expanding the disregarding and pardoning scheme for historic homosexual offences should prompt further reflection on the law.
Violent or ‘rough’ sex is often part of a pattern of coercive control.
Many drivers still use mobile phones despite the fact that it’s illegal.
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that drivers are entitled to workers’ rights.
The ins and outs of a fiercely contested defamation case.
New legislation gives the government power to clamp down on public gatherings – but the changes have a time limit.
The law on indecent imagery of children should distinguish between pictures or videos produced by young people and those taken by adults.
Neither jurors nor judges can be relied upon to put aside their incorrect beliefs about rape. What’s the answer?
There are still some serious issues around food labelling that must be addressed and enforcement is one of them.
The ruling suggests there is an enduring disregard for one of the most vulnerable groups in today’s society: older women.
Laws against ‘revenge porn’, upskirting, deepfake pornography are piecemeal, and a review will take years to conduct. Here are three things government can do now to support victims.
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