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Intellectual Property of CRISPR-Cas9 - Prioritising monopoly over innovation?
US patents grant inventors a 20 year monopoly over the technology in return for disclosing the details of how it works. [1] This fuels...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 4, 20247 min read


Solicitor who worked for three firms at once struck off
A Solicitor submitted identical timesheets to two different firms. Belinda Sarkodie was employed full time at the law firm Muve. While working as a locum for two more firms, Wright & Lord Solicitors Limited and Property Legal (Manchester) Limited. She submitted timesheets claiming payment for the same hours from both firms, misleading them between 29 June 2021 and 16 July 2021.
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jul 221 min read


Genetic discrimination: live and well in insurance law
Don’t take that Huntington’s test, it could have financial consequences... This is the heartless realty of genetic discrimination in the...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jul 162 min read


Is the regulation of genetic parentage information (when mitochondrial replacement is used) an ethical approach?
Does the narrow scope of The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 render the regulations unethical?
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jul 74 min read


MP’s vote to decriminalise abortion is a significant win for women’s rights
In historic vote, women will be able to abort their pregnancies for any reason up to the point or birth without being prosecuted.
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jun 292 min read


PhD student who filmed himself raping women given life sentence
Zhenhao Zou drugged and raped three women while living in London and another 7 in China between September 2019 and May 2023. Zhenhao Zou drugged and raped three women while living in London and another 7 in China between September 2019 and May 2023.
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jun 193 min read


2025 年最适合中国学生学习法律的英国大学及其录取率
您想在英国学习法律吗?这里列出了最适合攻读法律学位的英国大学、它们的录取率以及中国学生的留学费用。
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jun 194 min read


Best UK universities to study Law in 2025 for students from China and their offer rates
Do you want to study law in the UK? Here is a list of the best UK universities to study a law degree, their acceptance rates and the cost of studying there as a student from China.
Journal of Law and Genetics
Jun 194 min read


Should the UK law mirror Article 294 of the Dutch Penal Code?
Article 294 of the Dutch Penal Code needs to be satisfied for Physician Assisted Suicide to be lawful. This criteria does not...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 15, 20243 min read


The incompatibility of the end-of-life ‘blanket ban’ with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act
The UK law takes a binary approach to life-shortening care which is mirrored in the legal regulation of access to assisted suicide...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 15, 20243 min read


The inconstancy of Euthanasia law in theory and practice
Otlowski argues that significant inconsistencies exist between the law in theory and the law in practise highlighting the unjust nature...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 15, 20244 min read


The (unethical) Doctrine of Double Effect
The puzzling significance the UK law places on intention foresight when distinguishing between lawful and unlawful life-shortening practices
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 14, 20244 min read


A medico-legal reflection on female cosmetic genital surgery and Female Genital Mutilation - an intersectional feminist critique of choice-feminism
On face-value, choice feminism empowers women to take control of their own lives; however this naive view disregards the...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 9, 202412 min read


Intellectual Property of CRISPR-Cas9 - Prioritising monopoly over innovation?
US patents grant inventors a 20 year monopoly over the technology in return for disclosing the details of how it works. [1] This fuels...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Dec 4, 20247 min read


The unscrupulous regulations surrounding non-medical professionals administering dermal fillers: A call for change
Dermal fillers injected into the face and lips can result in consequential complications including: infection; [1] , [2] a lumpy...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Nov 30, 20246 min read


GI Genius: The Legal regulations for introducing Artificial Intelligence ‘machine-learning' onto the UK market
Meet the AI endoscope taking the medical industry by storm with the ability detect cancer missed by the human eye...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Nov 24, 20246 min read


Mrs. Kalyani Rajan vs Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and Ors: Redefining the scope of Res Ipsa Loquitur: A Clinical Negligence Case Review
The recent case of Mrs. Kalyani Rajan vs Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and Ors is a landmark judgement by the Indian Supreme Court...
Journal of Law and Genetics
Nov 24, 20246 min read


Best UK universities to study Law in 2025 for students from China and their offer rates
Do you want to study law in the UK? Here is a list of the best UK universities to study a law degree, their acceptance rates and the cost of studying there as a student from China.
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2025 年最适合中国学生学习法律的英国大学及其录取率
您想在英国学习法律吗?这里列出了最适合攻读法律学位的英国大学、它们的录取率以及中国学生的留学费用。
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