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Monthly Archives: November 2019

How Big Tech Changes the Legal Landscape

In a ruling by Transport for London today the ride-sharing app Uber will not be granted a new licence to operate in the capital. The basis for the decision was concerns around passenger safety although Uber will be allowed to operate in the meantime. Nonetheless

UK Law Weekly

In the matter of D (A Child) [2019] UKSC 42

Whether someone consents to the deprivation of their liberty is often an irrelevant question. Sometimes people are locked up because they are a danger to society whereas others are simply limited because it is in their best interests. Nevertheless that point of consent in a

Talking Intelligently About Artificial Intelligence

In a recent blog post discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and the law the author unfortunately falls into one of the classic tropes that ends up stifling meaningful conversation on the subject. After making reference to our “digital overlords” Rosalind English talks about how the ‘codes’ might well

UK Law Weekly

Akçil v Koza Ltd [2019] UKSC 40

What happens when the will of a totalitarian regime comes up against the English legal system? How can that system maintain its integrity in the face of such manifest injustice? In this case that concerns a jurisdictional dispute we get answers to those questions and