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Partnership between Queen Mary and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella continues into 2020
at the Centre for and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) in Argentina, continue to strengthen their partnership aimed at advancing research and promoting robust academic practices in postgraduate education.
Date added: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Professor Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas invited to be a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law
Date added: Monday, January 20, 2020
Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies awarded scholarships from MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London is pleased to announce that MYBA the Worldwide Yachting Association has provided CCLS with two scholarships to support two students in their studies.
Date added: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks at Beijing symposium on Judicial Enforcement of Intellectual Property
Date added: Monday, January 27, 2020
Google’s Fitbit Deal Tests Merger Cops Eyeing Data Giants
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on Google’s plan to buy Fitbit Inc. in an article for Bloomberg.
Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Google Heads to EU Court in Episode 1 of $9 Billion Trilogy
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on Google’s decade-long antitrust fight with the European Union for Bloomberg
Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
qLegal students put Legal Design skills to work, rebooting Terms & Conditions
qLegal students reboot T&Cs for online paralegal agency F-LEX
Date added: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
CCLS 40th Anniversary Launch at the Postgraduate Law Professional Mentoring Event
Wednesday 22 January saw the official launch of the CCLS 40th Anniversary Celebrations with the Postgraduate Law Professional Mentoring Programme, organised by the Queen Mary PG Law Careers Team for postgraduate students.
Date added: Monday, February 10, 2020
qLegal as a case study in the newly published book, Modernising Legal Education
This new book brings together articles challenging traditional methods of teaching law.
Date added: Thursday, February 13, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes further findings from his EU research grant WiseGRID
His articles are due to be published in the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law
Date added: Monday, February 17, 2020
Regulations for air transport may prove ineffective
The study by Cloud Legal at Queen Mary University of London was featured in CISOMAG and Tech Xplore
Date added: Thursday, February 20, 2020
Aiming at sustainable trade in the context of the Rule of Law
, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, publishes his article titled “Aiming at sustainable trade in the context of the Rule of Law: What role for citizens and how international trade can help reduce fossil-fuel consumption.”
Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas presented his research on climate clubs and international trade at the University of Windsor (Canada)
, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, presented his current research titled “Exploring the links between international trade law and climate change.” His presentation took place at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada, on 24 February 2020.
Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Professor Stavros Brekoulakis nominated for a GAR (Global Arbitration Review) Award
He was nominated for his Roebuck Annual lecture, given in June 2019 at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Date added: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Queen Mary Professor named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
A Professor of Law from Queen Mary University of London has been named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The new Fellows comprise leading thinkers and experts from Scotland and around the world, whose work has had a significant impact on the country.
Date added: Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas to speak at two events at the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center at the University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Date added: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Overseas Applications to UK Law Schools Increase Despite Brexit
Queen Mary University of London is one of many top UK law schools enjoying an increase in LLM applications from non-EU students.
Date added: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas contributes a chapter to a collection of essays on international trade and climate change published by Yale University
Date added: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
CCLS partners with Argans Ltd to research IT infrastructure in Earth Observation
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, in partnership with Argans Ltd (Satellite Remote Sensing and Earth Observation), has won a bid to carry out ground-breaking research for the European Space Agency
Date added: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Cuba’s doctors are in high demand
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal talks to The Economist about Cuba exporting doctors to pay sovereign debt
Date added: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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New book: International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas has just published his most recent book: International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law
Date added: Thursday, April 9, 2020
qLegal supports CoachBright campaign
The campaign supports schools and food poverty charities, who will then provide meals to the families who need them the most during Covid-19
Date added: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas presents his research on the use of international trade to mitigate climate change
The presentation by Professor Leal-Arcas is forthcoming as a scientific article titled “Climate Clubs and International Trade across the European and International Landscape"
Date added: Monday, April 27, 2020
Gamers fear for virtual assets as rate cut hits 'Animal Crossing' savings
Dr Michaela MacDonald comments on gamers' rights to their digital property for Thomas Rueters Foundation
Date added: Monday, May 4, 2020
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Creditors must unite to find economic solutions
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio’s Daybreak Europe programme about debt relief for developing countries during coronavirus
Date added: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Disney and chill
Professor Johanna Gibson talks to Wired about Disney+, and how much control Disney now has on where and how it's shows can be watched
Date added: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Lenders and Investors need to be part of the solution
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal co-signs an open letter to to the IMF and the World Bank urging for sovereign debt relief to help countries during the Covid-19 crisis
Date added: Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences
In a piece for The Conversation, Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal argues that a blanket moratorium on debt for Africa risks costing African countries much of the hard won gains many have achieved over the past 15 years
Date added: Monday, May 11, 2020
Queen Mary launches Arts and Culture Support Centre
The Legal Advice Centre and qLegal will support the new initiative by creating online toolkits
Date added: Friday, May 22, 2020
Should private sector debt relief be part of the Exit Strategy?
Professor Rosa Lastra and Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal took part in an online Private Debt Workshop
Date added: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic: Lawsuits against China 'blame game'
Professor Malik Dahlan speaks to CGTN about US states bringing legal action against China
Date added: Monday, May 18, 2020
Students are doing it for themselves (and for others)
Teams of qLegal students recently reported their findings at the end of a new networking programme piloted by qLegal this year
Date added: Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Lockdown is exposing the folly of reckless financial strategies
Research on pension funds by Professor Rosa Lastra featured in Financial Times
Date added: Thursday, May 7, 2020
The Contribution of Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties to a Sustainable Future
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his most recent research on free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and sustainability
Date added: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas just published new findings of his WiseGRID grant
The article looks at regulation, innovation, and technology for the 21st century energy goals
Date added: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
New book provides comprehensive analysis of energy transition in the European Union
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas has just published a two-volume book with the findings of his WiseGRID research grant, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program
Date added: Tuesday, June 2, 2020
The transition to decentralized energy: Challenges, opportunities and progress
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his work on the transition to decentralized energy in a new article
Date added: Monday, June 15, 2020
Professor Rosa Lastra is Principle Investigator for Legal and Economic Conceptions of Money
This project will reconsider the intersection between law and economics with an emphasis on the contribution that law can make to economic conceptions of money
Date added: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Holding gambling companies accountable across different countries
Professor Julia Hornle discussed international gambling regulation on the BBC World Service Radio
Date added: Friday, June 19, 2020
Argentina: restructuring in the time of Covid-19
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the Financial Times speaking on sovereign debt
Date added: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Letter: A partnership model is a way to restrain excessive risk-taking
Professor Rosa Lastra has co-written a letter in the Financial Times in response to an article suggesting that policymakers have not focused on how to restrain excessive leverage
Date added: Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Bloomberg experts lead the way in a new qLegal Compliance programme
Date added: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Professor Stavros Brekoulakis awarded best lecture at GAR 2020
The GAR Awards are the most high-profile annual events in the field of International Arbitration
Date added: Friday, July 10, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new research on electric vehicles and decarbonization
Date added: Monday, July 27, 2020
The Conversation publishes article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and lack of transparency in supply chain deals
The Conversation has published an article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and the lack of transparency in supply chain deals
Date added: Monday, July 27, 2020
Queen Mary launches international training programme for Ukrainian judges
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has started its intellectual property (IP) training programme for judges in Ukraine.
Date added: Friday, July 31, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas sponsored by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to participate in the United Nations Summer Academy 2020
Date added: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes a new book on EU Energy Law and Policy: The External Dimension
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, has published a new book: EU Energy Law and Policy: The external dimension, Eliva Press, 2020
Date added: Friday, July 31, 2020
Queen Mary supports free legal advisory service in Kenya
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London is supporting a free legal advisory service in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with Strathmore University.
Date added: Friday, July 24, 2020
Envisioning Foundations for the Law of the Belt and Road Initiative: Rule of Law and Dispute Resolution Challenges
Professor Malik Dahlan has penned an essay for the Harvard International Law Journal examining the increasing challenges facing investors and states given the lack of an overriding Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) authority nor multilateral framework.
Date added: Friday, August 7, 2020
Secretive European Union Body Is Facing Calls To Open Up
Professor Christiana HJI Panayi speaks to Law360 about the changes to the European Union's Code of Conduct Group for business taxation
Date added: Friday, August 7, 2020
Would you be willing to take Russia's new coronavirus vaccine?
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks about the need for safety approvals for Russia's new Covid-19 vaccine
Date added: Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies contributes towards legal innovation
Research from the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London has contributed to the development of arbitration intelligence reports. These reports provide lawyers with specialist data about arbitrators for the first time.
Date added: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and supply chain transparency
Professor Duncan Matthews speaks to This Morning radio show in Seoul about Covid-19 vaccine nationalism
Date added: Wednesday, August 12, 2020
UK under pressure to make drug companies put public interest before profits in race for Covid-19 vaccine.
Professor Duncan Matthews explains compulsory licensing and Crown Use in the i newspaper
Date added: Monday, August 10, 2020
The unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines – by the numbers
Professor Duncan Matthews interviewed in Nature
Date added: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Recognition for Arbitrator Intelligence founded by Professor Catherine A. Rogers
Date added: Friday, August 28, 2020
Anger as Instagram refuses to remove ‘vile’ videos of animal cruelty published as ‘entertainment’
Professor Johanna Gibson speaks to The Independent
Date added: Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Professor Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas invited to be the keynote speaker at international energy law conference in Madrid
Date added: Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas awarded for the most innovative idea on how to tackle the digital divide
He was awarded at the UN Summer Academy 2020
Date added: Thursday, September 17, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy: Professor Matthews writes in The Conversation
Professor Duncan Matthews has written an opinion piece for The Conversation in which he argues that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a game changer and biopharma companies need to face up to a new reality.
Date added: Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new book, The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law
This book explores the contribution that international economic law generally defined make to the rule of law at national and international levels
Date added: Monday, September 21, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his research in the Yale Journal of International Affairs
Date added: Friday, September 25, 2020
Queen Mary University of London Professor is the lead author of policy-brief on Reforming Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Promotion of Trade and Investment Cooperation
The Policy Brief was published by T20, the Think Tank attached to the G20, as part of their Trade, Investment and Growth Task Force
Date added: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Laura Cestaro named a finalist in the prestigious TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards
The LGBT+ Undergraduate of the Year Award 2020 with Clifford Chance recognises the range of endeavors and achievements made by LGBT+ students
Date added: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Covid-19 vaccine distribution: Professor Matthews interviewed in The Wire
Date added: Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Global Antitrust Review 2019 published
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Competition Law and Policy (ICC) published the latest review with Dr. Eda Sahin, and Queen Mary LLM graduates Necla Sumer Ozdemir and Ritika Sood, as editors.
Date added: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Queen Mary and Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group Released 2020 Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Survey
This is the first study on the subject of Investors’ Perception and views of Proposed Reforms to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
Date added: Thursday, October 29, 2020
New book discusses the effects of the pandemic on international arbitration
The book is co-edited and co-authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London and is the first to describe and analyse how the COVID-19 crisis has redefined arbitral practice.
Date added: Monday, November 9, 2020
Queen Mary’s qLegal programme celebrates unprecedented growth in 2020
qLegal, Queen Mary’s pro bono commercial law clinic, has published its annual report which shows that it has almost doubled student numbers and welcomed several new external partners in 2020.
Date added: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas shares his views on TV on the second Covid-19 lockdown in the EU
Date added: Friday, November 20, 2020
Queen Mary Professor investigates ways to make cross-border trade paperless
Professor Miriam Goldby was seconded to the Law Commission on a part-time basis starting November 2020 to work on their Digital Assets project.
Date added: Monday, November 30, 2020
Legal Aspects of Central Bank Digital Currency and Central Bank Money
IMF, CCLS, Rebuilding Macroeconomics, and the Economic and Social Research Council will present working papers at a joint seminar, 3-4 December
Date added: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Professor Lastra participates in a hearing for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Date added: Thursday, December 3, 2020
J.A.L. Sterling - In Memoriam
17 April 1927 – 29 November 2020
Date added: Thursday, December 3, 2020
Queen Mary and PwC Release Study of Damages in ICC Arbitral Awards
The study provides valuable input into the debate over the assessment of loss and the use of expert witnesses in arbitration.
Date added: Thursday, December 10, 2020
New Queen Mary project to produce guide for responsible Sovereign Debt Borrowing
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal and the Global Policy Institute have been awarded £40,000 under the Research England Quality-related Research Strategic Priorities Fund.
Date added: Thursday, December 10, 2020