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It is a Long Way to… E-Evidence: EU Reforms in the Collection of Electronic Evidence Part 2 – The Role of Service Providers
This piece has been reposted from the Information Law and Policy Centre blog, with permission and thanks. Author: Marine CorhayOn 25 January 2023, the Council of the EU confirmed an agreement with the European Parliament has been reached on both the draft regulation...
Demonstrations outside Abortion Clinics – Proportionality of Fixed Buffer Zone Legislation
By Emily Ottley, PhD student at King’s College London On 24 March 2022, a Bill that would allow a fixed buffer zone to be implemented upon the request of an abortion clinic in Northern Ireland was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly (the Abortion Services (Safe...
University of London LLM students – set yourself up for success with IALS Library
LLM Students at UCL, LSE, King’s College, Queen Mary, SOAS and Birkbeck are eligible to join the national library for legal research If you’re a new LLM student at one of the University of London colleges, there’s already a lot to think about. You might be finding...
Assessing access to legal advice for survivors of modern slavery
By Dr Samantha Currie, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool Survivors of trafficking, or other forms of ‘modern slavery’, can benefit considerably from legal advice and representation. Research led by Samantha Currie at the University of Liverpool’s School...
The American Revolution and the British (mis)understanding, in one word: SPAC!
Dr. Daniele D’Alvia (Associate Research Fellow in Financial Regulation at IALS and Teaching Fellow in Banking and Finance Law at CCLS – QMUL); and Prof. Milos Vulanovic (Professor in Finance at EDHEC Business School Paris) On 3 March 2021, Lord Jonathan Hill’s review...