Ursula Smartt Associate Professor & Legal Careers Counsellor ursula.smartt@nchlondon.ac.uk Expertise entertainment law, media law, prison systems Ursula Smartt for Northeastern Global NewsWhat is a super injunction? And why was the press silenced over a leak of 19,000 Afghan allies?A media law expert explains how super injunctions work while a journalism academic unpacks why such restrictions are less common in the US. AI is making lawyers more productive and justice more accessible, Northeastern legal expert saysAssociate professor Ursula Smartt says in a new paper that "some of the benefits of gen-AI are starting to emerge” for the legal profession. Why musicians like Dua Lipa, Elton John and Paul McCartney are against the UK’s AI copyright proposalCreatives argue that being able to ‘opt-out’ of allowing developers use of their work to train AI is unworkable and favors the tech industry Prince Harry settled in his phone hacking battle against Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers. This expert explains why it didn’t go to trialMedia law expert Ursula Smartt says News Group Newspapers settling out of court has been a "common theme" during the phone hacking scandal. A knife attack left three young girls dead and sparked riots in Southport. So why can’t the British press name the suspect?Northeastern media law expert Ursula Smartt explains why the 17-year-old suspect has the right to anonymity under U.K. law.
