By Hannah LeBor How can justice survive in the era of virtual courtrooms? Cancel culture has been around for a while, but since the rise of TikTok it has reached new bounds: influencing court cases. Many worry about the future of law due to the rise of AI, but fewer seem to acknowledge the present threats that digital platforms pose. Cancel culture can be described as the public shaming and mass withdrawal of support for a public figure, potentially ending their career due to

The Creation of an AI Bubble By Esme Glover The term “AI bubble” has become increasingly prominent in financial and business commentary. As artificial intelligence continues to dominate global headlines, concerns are emerging about whether investment in this sector will result in a prosperous future economy. With the world economy becoming increasingly reliant on the success of a relatively small number of AI and technology companies, particularly in Asian and U.S. markets, t

By Alex Feeney In recent months, the European Commission has been drafting plans to bring stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under central supervision, aiming to strengthen the EU’s financial competitiveness amid an expanding US market. The proposal would hand direct oversight to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to address the persistent fragmentation of European markets. However, this drive toward greater centralisation is not without issue. In particular

By Ayesha Malik When families are forced to abandon the only homes they have ever known, they carry little more than what they can hold in their arms and hope in their hearts. They flee the roar of bombs overhead, the relentless encroachment of rising seas, or the quiet, suffocating threat of persecution. Each border is a step into further uncertainty, a fragile promise of safety that is often betrayed. They arrive expecting protection and sanctuary, yet instead encounter end

By Andrea Berkovic Between the 19 th  century and today, the judicial definition and social conception of rape in France have undergone significant transformations. In 1980, Gisèle Halimi, a pioneering feminist lawyer, helped secure the recognition of rape as a crime. Forty-five years later, in 2025, Gisèle Pelicot, a survivor of one of the most shocking cases of sexual violence in French history, became the catalyst for redefining rape around the principle of consent. At the

By Rowan Rutherford Book bans are nothing new. Across the US and UK, attempts to suppress certain texts have spanned centuries. The first recorded American book ban dates back to colonial times, when  New English Canaan  by Thomas Morton was condemned for challenging Puritan orthodoxy and defending indigenous groups. Since then, the act of restricting books has enabled those in power to shape the ruling ideology of their time.   Today, book bans have re-emerged as a striking

A development in US-China relations By Esme Glover The recent summit in South Korea has marked a significant development in the ever-evolving relationship between the United States and China. Most notably, the two leaders reached a one-year trade and tariff agreement, signalling a temporary easing of tensions that had escalated earlier this year. President Xi Jinping emphasised the need for both nations to “take a long-term view…” in shaping their economic and diplomatic

By Zohaa Khalid In light of the current requirements for achieving British settler status as a foreigner in 2025, it is apparent that there are certain biases which provide particular groups with a major advantage compared to other, less privileged individuals. The formal definition of immigration as clarified by the Oxford English Dictionary to be “the action of coming to settle permanently in another country or region; entrance into a country for the purpose of settling the

By Rabani Malhotra You may have heard about Apple’s latest technological advancement. Live Translation for Airpods  does exactly what it appears to do, namely, translates speech in real time as you listen. It’s a sleek, futuristic feature that reflects Apple’s growing investment in artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, however, if you happen to live in the EU, you won’t be getting the feature - at least, not yet.  Apple has blocked the feature for EU users, citing regulator

By Mei Rose On 19 October 2025, thieves disguised as maintenance workers used a truck platform to reach the Galerie d’Apollon at the Louvre, smashed display cases and made off with several pieces from France’s crown jewels. French officials called the loss “inestimable,” even as press estimates put the haul in the tens of millions of euros; the raid has prompted arrests in an urgent national review of museum security. Beyond its immediate ‘thrilling’ nature , however,  the sp

By Stephane Duponcheele Last Thursday, three of Europe’s premier aerospace champions, Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales, announced a preliminary agreement to merge their space divisions. The goal of this ambitious project is the creation of a European satellite champion capable of competing with the likes of SpaceX on the global stage. The planned venture, valued at around €6.5 billion and employing roughly 25,000 people across the continent, aims to consolidate Europe’s satellite

By Emma Wrenn As obesity rates increase worldwide, sales of weight loss drugs have increased by approximately ten-fold in the last four years. Currently, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are the biggest players in this market. Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy was approved for weight loss by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2021, and sold worldwide shortly after. Eli Lilly launched their weight loss drugs Mounjaro  and Zepbound  in 2022 and 2023. However, legal concerns including

By Tanisha Zaman I’m Tanisha Zaman - you may not know me (and I’d be genuinely flattered if you do). I won’t go into a full rundown of my background, experience, or admittedly brilliant sense of humour, but what I will say is that lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the uneasy relationship between law, health, and choice.   This all started when I wrote a research paper from 2024-2025 called A Breath of Fresh Air: A Smoke-Free Future  - commissioned by the London Tobacco A

By Alex Feeney The BBVA-Sabadell merger exemplifies a critical problem in competition law: the influence of political factors in company mergers. One of competition law’s key risks is excessive political interference, where political objectives override the fundamental principle of maintaining a healthy, competitive market. Significant tension lies in the extent to which such factors should shape merger decisions. In certain cases, intervention serves the public interest, but

By Rowan Rutherford In 2022, The UK’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act legally recognised the sentience and consequent welfare needs of all vertebrate animals. This landmark legal recognition of sentience acknowledges that animals have a capacity to feel emotions such as pleasure, pain, joy, and fear. Scientific research has found that in more nuanced cases, animals can even experience emotions like grief — for example, the mourning rituals of elephants, who cover the body of t

By Velimira Ekova A rampant plague has spread across the Balkans. Serbia, Albania, Bosnia all lay sick, dying. They have been poisoned from within. Bulgaria rests unmoving, silenced by illness, across the hospital ward. The cause? Corruption. Bulgaria is no stranger to allegations of corruption. Eight parliamentary elections in the span of four years are rarely a sign of stability, nor do they hint at a healthy democracy. Varna, Bulgaria’s biggest seaport, rests to the northe

Blackstone and TPG's joint acquisition of Hologic signals new trends in PE By Esme Glover This week, the private equity (PE) world has seen a wave of activity. Most notably, TPG and Blackstone, two of the largest PE firms, have been involved in an $18.3 billion takeover of Hologic. Unlike many private equity transactions, this is a ‘take-private’ offer, meaning Hologic will be delisted from public stock exchanges such as the Nasdaq once the acquisition closes. This size and t

By Luisa Hardman On 1 July 2024, the Indian Penal Code (1860) (IPC), was  repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023) (BNS), overhauling India's criminal justice system and emphasising justice and rehabilitation over punishment. This marked a watershed in India’s legal history, addressing the colonial legacies which still play a significant role in the way the country operates.  The Indian Penal Code was enacted during British colonial rule, based on a simplif

By Angelica Bidlack ‘Is that even legal?’ That’s a question which has surely been asked by many in relation to Trump’s shocking tariff policies for the past few months— especially the recent threat of another 100% tariff on China. A US appeals court decided in August ‘No’; Trump’s imposition of tariffs on almost all trade partners is not legal. The Trump administration however has defended that ‘yes’, their tariffs are legal, citing the International Emergency Economic Powers

By Sarah Wagner After Brexit, the Conservative Party has turned its attention to another European institution: the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Adopted in 1950 in the aftermath of the Second World War, the Convention was designed to safeguard core liberties, the right to life, liberty, and privacy across Europe. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg enforces these protections, and its rulings are binding on member states. The UK, a founding