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1 day ago | legalcheek.com | Sophie Dillon

Making legislative system ‘faster and more precise’The United Arab Emirates is poised to become the first country in the world to use artificial intelligence to assist in lawmaking. Announced last week by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and ruler of Dubai, the country will be the first to use AI to help write new legislation and review and amend existing laws – rather than merely to improve efficiency.

1 day ago | legalcheek.com | Lydia Fontes

Spotlights fossil fuel workEco-minded law students have released updated scores reflecting their views on how environmentally friendly major law firms are, based on their work with fossil fuel clients. Compiled by the US-based group Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA) — founded in 2020 to highlight the legal industry’s role in the climate crisis — the report includes input from contributors at UK universities such as Southampton, Queen Mary University of London, UCL, and Bristol.

2 days ago | legalcheek.com | Sophie Dillon

Claire Flores, head of student sales at BARBRI, discusses qualifying via the SQE, the global appeal of US law firms, and how aspiring solicitors can stand out in a competitive marketIf you’ve ever found yourself daydreaming about six-figure salaries, skyscraper offices, and glamorous cross-border deals, you’re not alone.

1 week ago | legalcheek.com | Sophie Dillon

Open University student withdraws case after receiving written assurances from the union about adherence to picketing rulesA Birmingham law student came within hours of facing one of the UK’s largest unions in court over the ongoing bin workers’ strike, which has left the city strewn with rubbish. Mr R. Heart, 34, threatened Unite the Union with a high court injunction in a bid to stop striking bin workers from blocking lorries at depots across the city, including the Atlas site in Tyseley.

1 week ago | legalcheek.com | Polly Botsford

Top judges unanimous decision that ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in UK equality legislation mean biological sexIn a dense, 87-page judgment, the Supreme Court has found that UK equality legislation refers to biological sex “as a matter of ordinary language”. Interpreting ‘sex’ as including trans men or women who have a Gender Recognition Certificate would not have been workable as a matter of statutory interpretation, and “would cut across the definitions … in an incoherent way”.