qLegal announces winners of the “Law of the Future Competition 2024” supported by partners Ropes & Gray and Bloomberg 27 June 2024
qLegal, dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting emerging legal minds, is delighted to announce the winners of the Law of the Future Competition 2024.
Row over jobs at UK's largest remaining steelworks in Port Talbot highlights challenges of moving to a fossil fuel-free future 24 June 2024
Professor David Whyte speaks to Context News about how workers are coping with changes happening in the UK's steel industry.
New research shows litigation funding improves access to justice for some, but is difficult to scale up 20 June 2024
The research was led by Queen Mary University of London’s Professor Rachael Mulheron KC and commissioned by the Legal Services Board to analyse whether litigation funding improves access to justice and strengthens consumer protection and regulation.
School of International Arbitration’s strong presence in the LIDW24 18 June 2024
Daria Korniienko, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM class 2023, reports on Queen Mary University of London's involvement in the London International Disputes Week 2024, including the several contributions from our LLM students to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
The Hindu manifesto 2024: Warts and all 17 June 2024
Dr Prakash Shah has written an piece for Asian Voice analysing the recetnly launched Hindu Manifesto of UK.
Preview Symposium held in Edinburgh on Professor Del Mar’s new book on Neil MaCormick 14 June 2024
The 2024 Edinburgh Festival of Legal Theory opened with a preview symposium on Professor Maks Del Mar’s new book, Neil MacCormick: A Relational Life, which will be published early in 2025.
Professor Rosa Lastra consulted on a UNIDROIT guide to bank liquidation 13 June 2024
The Draft Legislative Guide on Bank Liquidation is being put together by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).
Queen Mary ranked as one of the UK’s Most In Demand Postgraduate Law Schools in 2023/24 11 June 2024
Israel's Universities: The Crackdown 10 June 2024
Professor Neve Gordon and Professor Penny Green have written an article for The New York Review about the repression of students' and academic staff's speech at universities in Israel.
The School of Law at Queen Mary announces partnership with the Institute of Law at Birzeit University in Palestine 10 June 2024
In the summer of 2023, two academics from the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, Dr Thomas MacManus (Director of the International State Crime Initiative - ISCI) and Dr Tanzil Chowdhury (Co-Director of the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context - GLSGC) visited Birzeit University in Palestine as part of the FOBZU PALS Fellowship.
Can banks help stop gambling harm? 5 June 2024
Professor Julia Hörnle and Dr Janelle Jones appeared on a special bonus episode of the Yours Lawfully podcast to discuss their research into gambling harm.
Recent application for International Criminal Court arrest warrants 30 May 2024
Dr Dimitri Van Den Meerssche speaks to VRT news about the potential arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and members of Hamas.
ICC seeks arrest of Israel and Hamas leaders. What happens next? 24 May 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to the New Statesman and Middle East Eye about the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders.
Theorising the ‘humanitarian camp’ as a stage in the genocidal process 24 May 2024
Professor Penny Green’s Leverhulme funded Project investigating the idea of humanitarian camp as an extension of the genocidal process has been featured in the Leverhulme Trust 2023 Annual Review.
Professor Shemtov contributes to new UK Government report on AI and the music industry 23 May 2024
The report was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music, an influential cross-party group of MPs and Peers in the UK Government that discusses issues in the music industry.
Winners of the inaugural Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize announced 20 May 2024
The winners of the Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize are Vandy Widyalankara (2nd year LLB Student) and Sarah Nizarali (final year LLB Student).
Pioneering Guide Helps Judges to Navigate Digital Open Source Evidence 20 May 2024
'Evaluating Digital Open Source Imagery: A Guide for Judges and Fact-Finders,' a groundbreaking resource from Dr Daragh Murray, Senior Lecturer and IHSS Fellow, is aimed at equipping judges and fact-finders with essential tools to effectively evaluate digital open source evidence in legal proceedings.
As the Middle East reforms, is the UK falling to Islamist radicalism? 17 May 2024
Dr Prakash Shah appears on the Global Order YouTube channel discussing Islamic extremism in the UK.
Legal Voices for the Future 13 May 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer participated in a panel discussion on 'Climate Change and Risk' organised by Legal Voices for the Future (LVF) and hosted at the LSE Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Will the US adopt IHRA’s anti-Semitism definition? What’s the controversy? 13 May 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to Al Jazeera about the problems of the US adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
The Central Bank of the Future: Opportunities and Challenges 2 May 2024
Professor Rosa Lastra will give a keynote speech at the OeNB and SUERF Annual Economic Conference 2024, 10-11 June 2024.
Queen Mary law academics take part in panel event in Greece 1 May 2024
Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Filip Saranovic took part in a panel session on “Shipping cases round-up: Hot off the press” in Greece on 23 April 2024.
Call for Papers - Western Sahara Research Group: Third Annual Conference 22 April 2024
The Western Sahara Research Group's Third Annual Conference will be organised via several thematic panels with a view to interrogating Western Sahara’s international status and its significance from the vantage points of public international law and the law and policy of the European Union.
Queen Mary hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting 19 April 2024
Professor Guido Westkamp hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting and Congress on 10 and 11 April. The Congress covered a range of cutting-edge legal issues concerning artificial intelligence, especially with regard to current IP, copyright and competition law aspects.
Abortion Review 19 April 2024
Dr Ruth Fletcher has co-signed a letter asking for the Irish government to implement the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.
Israeli mass surveillance in Gaza and the use of AI to kill Palestinians 19 April 2024
Professor Neve Gordon talks to Democracy Now! about the Israel's “massive surveillance apparatus” and its use of artificial intelligence tools to bomb targets.
The campaign to divest from BP and Shell isn't working. Here's why: 19 April 2024
Professor David Whyte speaks to CityA.M. about his research into divestment from BP and Shell by investors.
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre shortlisted for LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Award 17 April 2024
The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) Student Support team have been shortlisted for Best Contribution by a Team of Students at the 2024 LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards.
Dr Tibisay Morgandi gives a talk at Bocconi University 16 April 2024
Queen Mary Insurance Law LLM students visit Lloyd's of London 11 April 2024
On March 21, 2024, the LLM students from the Insurance Law and Shipping Law programmes had the opportunity to visit the Lloyd’s of London building, guided by a representative from the Lloyd’s Market Association.