Geoffrey Beresford Hartwell is an individual contributor associated with legal commentary and analysis, often engaging with complex legal and ethical issues. The content typically explores topics such as constitutional law, human rights, parliamentary democracy, and the legal implications of social and technological developments. Discussions include Brexit legality, same-sex marriage, AI responsibility, and adjudication processes. The writings reflect on the intersection of law with societal changes and philosophical questions, emphasizing legal principles and their application in contemporary contexts.
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It can be suggested that, although a companionable relationship, presque spousal, properly may be granted the rights – and obligations – of a spousal relationship, no legal process can create a right to procreate without non-natural intervention.
It seems to…
A recent article on the Ethics of AI led me to think about responsibility for the consequences of decisions by an AI entity.
Arguably, however autonomous an AI entity, its manufacture, programming, and energising must derive, directly or indirectly from…
May I suggest that it is arguable that to adopt the result of a referendum as definitive and final is counter to the principles of a parliamentary democracy? That is the logical implication of the judgment of the majority of…
In Amey Wye Valley Ltd v The County of Herefordshire District Council [2016] EWHC 2368 (TCC) the learned Judge observed, “Errors of fine detail are part of the process effectively accepted by Parliament as a consequence of the process of…
Arbitration – a Law unto itself? Fortunately, there is no copyright in titles, as I would like to take as a text the title of the 30th Annual Lecture organised by The School of International Arbit…
Source: Arbitration – a…
The main part of the title is taken from an article by Nicholas Peacock, Donny Surtani, and Pritika Advani, of Herbert Smith Freehills – here is a link to the article. The argument, I suggest, is not restricted to India.…
No, it isn’t. This is not a Note of Proposed Findings; it’s a note about the Note. I’d better call it the NPF hereinafter. It’s probably not best to have finished the last sentence with a preposition – if preposition…
On June 25, 2015 there is a talk in the Upper Lecture Theatre of the King’s Inns from 6–7pm on the dispute process known as med/arb. Many law students and practitioners will be familiar with the individual use of mediation…
