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School of Law Lecturer, Dr Mohsin Alam Bhat listed as a leading intellectual of the next generation
13 December 2024

India’s ThePrint has recently unveiled its latest list of intellectuals to watch in the coming decade, with Queen Mary’s Mohsin Bhat earning a well-deserved spot. This list, the first since 2018, highlights leading thinkers who are reshaping the landscape of politics and other critical fields.

A group photo of Chelsea and Rodney with QMLAC support staff and Right Hon Mrs Justice Stacey standing in from of book shelves. Hugh Wooding Law School visited the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
13 December 2024

In November 2024, the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) welcomed delegates from the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago for their annual exchange programme.

Financial instruments with various type of indicators including volume analysis for professional technical analysis on the monitor of a computer. Queen Mary academics investigate the future of banking law
6 December 2024

Dr Daniele D’Alvia and Dr Katrien Morbee are part of a new research project funded by the Society of Legal Scholars to investigate the trends, opportunities and challenges in Banking Law in the twenty-first century.

A student from Birzeit University speaking online at the launch event. Launch event of partnership between Queen Mary School of Law and The Institute of Law at Birzeit University, Palestine
5 December 2024

Earlier this year, the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context and the International State Crime Initiative, based in the School of Law, partnered with Birzeit University’s Institute of Law in Palestine. The partnership was inaugurated on 28 November with an online event titled ‘Legal Education in Palestine’, that brought together law students and staff from both universities.

Queen Mary Dispute Resolution students and Maria Fanou with ICSID Secretary General Martina Polasek. ICSID Secretary General Martina Polasek Visits the School of International Arbitration
3 December 2024

On 26 November 2024, the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London had the privilege of hosting the Secretary General of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Ms Martina Polasek.

Professor Maxi Scherer on stage delivering her her lecture. She is at a lectern wearing a bright yellow top. Professor Maxi Scherer gives keynote lecture on regulating AI in International Arbitration
25 November 2024

On 6 November, Maxi Scherer, Professor in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law at Queen Mary University of London, delivered the Herbert Smith Freehills - SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture 2024 in Singapore.

Two soldiers kneeling on the side of the road in Iraq. The 'human shields' who tried to stop the Iraq war
22 November 2024

BBC World Service’s programme ‘The Documentary’ discusses the hundreds of anti-war activists who migrated voluntarily to Iraq to serve as ‘human shields’ in 2003.

A close up of the Wall Street sign in Manhattan, New York. There are three US flags on flag poles coming off a building in the background. Why Donald Trump’s election win fuelled a stock market surge
22 November 2024

Dr Daniele D’Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary University of London, writes for The Conversation about why Donald Trump’s victory has fuelled a surge in the stock market.

The close up view of the font of the White House in Washington DC, USA. “Trump Trades”: Stock Market Speculators Lured by the Smell of Trumpism
15 November 2024

Dr Daniele D'Alvia comments on how Donald Trump’s victory is affecting the stock market for France 24.

Portrait of Chaucer by Thomas Hoccleve in the Regiment of Princes (1412). Trigger warnings are nothing but tribal slogans
12 November 2024

Professor Eric Heinze wrote an opinion piece for the Times Higher Education about how trigger warnings stifle debate at UK universities.

A person, presumably a woman, with their nails painted black and drinking a glass of whiskey in a bar. Spiking: the case for a new statutory offence
28 October 2024

Amber Marks has written an article for the Criminal Law Review looking at the efficacies of the current legislation around spiking.

Professor Duncan Matthews, Professor Noam Shemtov and Dr Guan Tang standing with the delegation from the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Centre outside the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Chinese delegation from Guangdong IP Protection Centre visits the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
24 October 2024

A high-level delegation of Chinese experts from the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Centre visited the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) on Monday 21 October for a meeting at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI).

A young man walking amongst rubble in Gaza, Palestine. Israel has taken human shields to a whole new criminal level
24 October 2024

In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera, Neve Gordon, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Queen Mary, discusses Israel’s controversial use of Palestinian civilians as “human shields” during military operations in Gaza.

Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Andrew Pitts with Queen Mary LLM students on the stage of the the International Maritime Organization's assembly room. Behind them is the IMO logo on a wood paneled wall. Queen Mary visits the International Maritime Organization
18 October 2024

Students from the Environmental Law LLM, Human Rights Law LLM and Public International Law LLM programmes at Queen Mary University of London visited the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport.

Love, Death and Robots cover Can the Law Keep Up with AI? Dr Keri Grieman’s Latest Book Tackles High-Risk AI Regulation
17 October 2024

A comprehensive look at how law can evolve to keep pace with artificial intelligence in critical sectors like healthcare and autonomous vehicles.

B-2 bomber taking off and B-52 bombers on the tarmac at the Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, Chagos Archipelago in 2003. Chagos, Britain’s colonies and its neo-imperial repositioning
16 October 2024

Dr Tanzil Chowdhury has written a blog for Legal Form: A Forum for Marxist Analysis and Critique about the Chagos Islands being handed over to Mauritius.

The outside of Tylney Hall. It is a red bricked manor house with wisteria growing up the walls. Queen Mary dispute resolution students join YIAG LCIA Tylney Hall Symposium
14 October 2024

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) organised another of their flagship meetings at Tylney Hall, on 20 September 2024. It included a Symposium jointly organised with the Co-Chairs of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) and provided a mentorship opportunity for a diverse group of ten students – mentees.

People walking down a bombed street in Gaza. There is rubble laying on the ground, cars burnt out and smoke billowing out from buildings. Is Hezbollah using civilians as human shields against Israel? What does the law say?
1 October 2024

Professor Neve Gordon spoke to Firstpost about human shields.

The reliefs in the pediment on the front of the Stock Exhange building in Wall Street Wall Street strikes back against New York's sovereign debt bill
30 September 2024

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal speaks to Reuters about the proposed changes to laws in New York State.

The oldest synagogue in the Americas, Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue, located in Recife, Brazil. Between Ultra-Zionism and antisemitism: Brazil as a Mirror of the World
24 September 2024

Professor Eric Heinze has co-authored an article for the online magazine K.

Neve Gordon smiling and wearing a red jumper. Professor Neve Gordon Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
18 September 2024

Professor Neve Gordon, a distinguished scholar of international humanitarian law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, has been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

A collage of images from the CLEO Conference of presenters speaking and attendees listening to talks. qLegal and the QMUL LAC co-host the annual CLEO conference
18 September 2024

On 4 September, qLegal and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) were delighted to host the annual Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO) conference at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies.  

View of North America from space. Professor Rosa Lastra to speak at the IMF
9 September 2024

On 12 September, Professor Lastra will present at the Sovereign Debt Workshop on the topic of 'Rethinking the Sustainability of Sovereign Debt'.

Whale meat on sale in Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, in 2008. Is Japanese Commercial Whaling Compatible With International Law?
6 September 2024

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice speaks to MENAFN about Japan's violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C. - July 2024. The ICC is right to pursue Benjamin Netanyahu
3 September 2024

Professor Neve Gordon has written an opinion piece for The Spectator about the ICC's extraordinary move to put out arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister.

Shelves filled with books in a library. Three decades of legal scholarship under the lens: Study reveals impact of research assessments on UK academic publishing
30 August 2024

Analysis of 30,000+ research outputs highlights shift in publication strategies and raises questions about diversity in legal scholarship.

A person sat at a table typing on a laptop. A cup of tea next to them. Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
30 August 2024

A forthcoming article on employee monitoring, co-authored by Dr Jeevan Hariharan has been featured in The Register.

The North and South American continents, as seen from space. Call for papers - 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics
29 August 2024

Submissions are open for the 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics. Submissions are due on or before 13 October 2024.

Liudmyla Kasain and Daniele D'Alvia at the annual banquette of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB). Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship provides invaluable opportunities for Queen Mary LLM student
14 August 2024

Liudmyla Kasian is a Banking and Finance Law LLM student and Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship recipient at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She shares with us what the scholarship scheme means to her:

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris standing against a backdrop of the ocean. Director of CCLS recognised as one of the world's leading experts in competition law and economics
12 August 2024

For the second year in a row, Professor Ioannis Kokkoris has been featured as an expert in the WWL: Competition rankings; a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world.

A tablet with the google homepage open. Google loses antitrust case over search: "One of the seminal cases now in the US"
8 August 2024

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris appeared on CGTN Europe to discuss the result of the antitrust case and what it could mean for consumers and the competition sector.

Nicholas Peacock, Maria Fanou and Joanne Lau on the panel at the School of International Arbitration's co-curricular event. School of International Arbitration hosted a Co-Curricular with HKIAC's Secretary-General
7 August 2024

On 6 June 2024, the School of International Arbitration of Queen Mary University of London organised another successful co-curricular. The event looked at arbitration in Asia.

Matilda McDermott-Krasker at graduation. She is wearing a mortar board and graduation gown. Queen Mary law alum’s success at the Bar
31 July 2024

Matilda McDermott-Krasker graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 2022 with an LLB in Law. Since graduating, she has gone on to study for the Bar at Gray’s Inn, one of the Inns of Court, with two scholarships.

The exterior of the Queens' Building in the sunshine. Protecting free speech
30 July 2024

Dr Prakash Shah has co-signed a letter in The Observer criticizing Labour's decision to halt the progression of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.

David Lammy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel, 14 July 2024. UK new Labour government under pressure to shift Israel-Palestine policy
30 July 2024

Professor Neve Gordon speaks to the Middle East Monitor about what the new Labour government means for the UK's Israel-Palestine policy.

The Namdaemun Sungnyemun Great South Gate, Seoul, Korea at night. The title and details of the event is listed over the top of the image. Dr Noam Gur spoke at the 2024 World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy
24 July 2024

The event was centred on the theme of ‘The Rule of Law, Justice and the Future of Democracy’, and was held at Soongsil University in Seoul on 7–12 July 2024.

Karen Watton speaking to attendees at the qLegal 10th Anniversary celebration. Celebrating 10 Years of qLegal: Honouring partnerships, innovation, and impact
24 July 2024

qLegal, Queen Mary University of London’s renowned pro bono commercial law clinic, celebrated a decade of transformative impact at their annual summer party. 

A woman at a rally holding a placard that says Human rights groups condemn shooting of pro-independence lawyer in West Papua
23 July 2024

Professor David Whyte comments on the shooting of Yan Christian Warinussy in The National.

A trunk of a tree in a forest. In the background are more trees. Dr Tibisay Morgandi appointed Distinguished Research Fellow at prominent environmental law centre
22 July 2024

She was appointed by the Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) of Macquarie University, in recognition of her work in the field of climate law, environmental law, and business and human rights.

Dr Tibisay Morgandi with other attendees at the conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ at Leiden University Dr Tibisay Morgandi co-convened conference at Leiden University
22 July 2024

Dr Tibisay Morgandi co-convened a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ alongside Dr Jason Rudall from the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School.

Professor Rachael Mulheron Professor Rachael Mulheron elected Fellow of the British Academy
19 July 2024

The British Academy has elected Queen Mary University of London Professor Rachael Mulheron KC (Hon) as a new Fellow.

A man with dots over his face with a processing bar the left of him. The UK's Home Office is building a "national facial matching service"
11 July 2024

Dr Daragh Murray’s research has been featured in an article from The Stack on The UK Home Office’s Strategic Facial Matching (SFM) Project.

Isabel Vanhaeverbeke receiving the White & Black Queen Mary LLM essay prize in European Law of Patents from Duncan Matthews. White & Black award Isabel Vanhaeverbeke the Queen Mary LLM essay prize in European Law of Patents
11 July 2024

Oxford based law firm White & Black has awarded the third annual prize for best essay in LLM European Law of Patents 2023-24 for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London to Isabel Vanhaeverbeke.

A commercial airplane taking off. It has the Lufthansa logo on the side. Lufthansa’s Italian airline deal review is finally set to land
11 July 2024

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on the Lufthansa and ITA Airways merger for POLITICO’s Fair Play newsletter.

The Peace Palace in The Hague on a cloudy day. Professor Fitzmaurice invited to give a General Course at the Hague Academy of International Law
4 July 2024

Being called to deliver the General Course is an honour bestowed only to the most eminent public international lawyers.

Clemens Boehncke standing between Professor Maks Del Mar and Professor Michael Lobban. 2024 WG Hart Workshop held on 'Historicising Jurisprudence'
3 July 2024

This year's WG Hart workshop was held on 26-27 June 2024 on the theme: ‘Historicising Jurisprudence: Person, Community, Form’. The workshop was held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and supported also by the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London and All Souls College, University of Oxford. The academic directors were Professor Maks Del Mar (Queen Mary) and Professor Michael Lobban (All Souls, Oxford and formerly at Queen Mary).

Law of the Future Competition 2024 winners and finalists with qLegal staff. 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.

Some steel on a shelf in a warehouse. 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.

People outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London 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.

Karan Abhaykumar Parmar, Dr Maria Fanou, Daria Korniienko, Minul Muhamdiramge and João Gabriel Volasco Rodrigues standing in front of a panelled wall with portraits. 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 exterior of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple in Neasden, London. The Hindu manifesto 2024: Warts and all
17 June 2024

Dr Prakash Shah has written an piece for Asian Voice analysing the recently launched Hindu Manifesto of UK.

Neil MacCormick with the Scottish flag behind him. Preview Symposium held in Edinburgh on Professor Del Mar’s new book on Neil MacCormick
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.

Water gushing. 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).

A group of Queen Mary postgraduate law students talking outside the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. Queen Mary ranked as one of the UK’s Most In Demand Postgraduate Law Schools in 2023/24
11 June 2024

Postgrad Solutions Ltd, owner of two of the leading global postgraduate education portals, LLMstudy.com and Postgrad.com, has announced their most searched UK law schools for LLM degrees in the last 12 months.

Hebrew University campus on Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. 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.

Dr Tanzil Chowdhury and Thomas MacManus with colleagues from Friends of Birzeit University 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.

A row of slot machines at a British casino. 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.

The exterior of the International Criminal Court. It's glass fronted with a living wall on either side of the building, 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.

A group of protesters holding a sign saying 'STOP GENOCIDE FREE GAZA'. 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.

A group of Rohingyan women and children refugees. 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.

A digital image of a circuit board. 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.

Left: Vandy Widyalankara standing against a brick wall. Right: Sarah Nizarali standing against a wall of plants. 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).

A bunch of screens of people going about their lives all connected by dotted lines as if they were under surveillance. 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.

Minaret of the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden, London. 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.

Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer speaking at the Legal Voices for the Future panel. 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.

A view of the dome of the Capitol building in Washington DC 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.

Professor Rosa Lastra 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.

Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Filip Saranovic on a panel in the Hellenic Management Centre. Behind them is the port of Piraeus. 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.

This is a general map of Western Sahara. The Polisario Front controls the area to the east of the berm, while Morocco controls the area to the west. 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.

EIPIN group posing for a photo together outside the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. 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.

The Irish Houses of Parliament building. It is neo-classical in style, with columns at the front. There is a aged bronze done with a clock on top of the building. 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.

Professor Neve Gordon speaking on Democracy Now! Next to his image is an aerial photo of bombed buildings in Gaza. 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.

An oil refinery with various chimneys. There are mountains in the background. 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.

LawWorks Student Pro Bono Award 2024 logo thumb 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.

Queen Mary Insurance Law LLM students inside Lloyd's of London. Is is a multi-story office space with central escalators lit in yellow. 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.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge bridge in Baltimore before it collapsed on 26 March 2024. It is a steel frame truss bridge spanning the lower Patapsco River. There are three ships in the river. Who Will Pay for the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?`
9 April 2024

Dr Franziska Arnold Dwyer speaks to the New York Times about who's liable for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

A person wearing an orange coat using a yellow megaphone. Their face is largely obscured. School of Law academics involved in conference on free Speech in academia
5 April 2024

Professor Eric Heinze is among the speakers for Free Speech and Academic Freedom across the Disciplines, which takes place at Queen Mary University of London on 24 April 2024.

A child in Gaza sitting on the rubble of destroyed buildings. The Road to Famine in Gaza
5 April 2024

Professor Neve Gordon has co-written an article about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza for The New York Review.

Two participants at the qLegal Morrison Foerster event. A quote is layered over from a qLegal student participant saying: qLegal's Networking and Pitching Event with Morrison Foerster and Amazon
29 March 2024

qLegal, alongside its long-standing partner Morrison Foerster, hosted a networking and pitching event on Wednesday, 13 March 2024. The event brought together over sixty attendees, including qLegal students and in-house legal professionals from Amazon.

A motion blur images of pedestrians walking across a crossing in Osaka, Japan. Professor Del Mar presents on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ in India`
28 March 2024

Maks Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities at Queen Mary University of London, presented on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ on 26 March 2024, as part of the Samyukta Research Foundation lecture series on ‘Reflexive Humanities’.

Insurance, Climate Change and the Law cover on a pastel orange and red table cloth. ‘Insurance, Climate Change and the Law’: New book from Queen Mary academic, explores the insurance industry's role in climate action
27 March 2024

Queen Mary University of London academic Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is set to release her latest book titled "Insurance, Climate Change and the Law". This timely publication delves into the pivotal role of the insurance industry in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.

The Intellectual Property Office logo: A coat of arms above the words Intellectual Property Office. This is above some writing in blue: 'IP and Metaverse(s) - an Externally Commissioned Research Report'. Queen Mary publishes a government report exploring intellectual property in the metaverse
25 March 2024

A new report by Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) delves into the potential ramifications of the Metaverse on intellectual property (IP) rights.

Ioannis Kokkoris, Michaela MacDonald and Gaetano Dimita standing with academics from Stanford University. More Than Just a Game at Stanford University
25 March 2024

The 18th edition in the of the More Than Just a Game (MTJG) series, MTJG Stanford, was the first time we brought MTJG to the US, in partnership with Stanford University. The event attracted a wide range of experts and introduced the concept to a predominantly US-based audience.

Victoria Law Courts in Birmingham. It is a red brick terracotta court building with spires and turrets, and reliefs carved on the walls. Magistrates "poorly trained" - should they go?
22 March 2024

The results of a survey co-led by Queen Mary's Dr Kate Leader on the effectiveness of magistrates was featured in The Times.

Vertical green lines of code across a whole laptop screen. To what extent can judges be replaced by algorithms?
21 March 2024

Dr Vasiliki Koukoulioti speaks to the Tax Journal about the use of artificial intelligence in judging the outcome of tax cases.

A still of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian speaking to Democracy Now! with the UK Houses of Parliament as a backdrop. She is wearing a black jacket, green scarf, and gold earrings. Palestinian academic interviewed by Democracy Now!
20 March 2024

Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian speaks to Democracy Now! on attacks on Universities, her suspension from Hebrew University, and the continuing war in Gaza.

Satellite image of Europe at night New guidelines provide clarity for stakeholders involved in managing EU external borders
19 March 2024

The SHARED Project: Shared Responsibility for Human Rights at the EU External Borders has published a set of guidelines to help authorities, agencies and third countries understand the shared responsibilities arising from their joint implementation of ‘integrated border management’, especially when working under the coordination of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).

The earth with connected dots over the surface. Dr Morgandi delivers Training Programme on Research Methodology
19 March 2024

Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Associate Professor of International Energy Law, has been invited to conduct a Training Programme on Research Methodology by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) in Delhi on 21 March 2024.

A protest for Palestine in London, with people wearing masks and holding Palestinian flags. Israel-Gaza protests have cost the police at least £25m so far - can you put a price on free speech?
15 March 2024

Professor Eric Heinze has published an article in The Conversation about the cost of political protests and how we should fund it.

Image of lights around earth at night The UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law
8 March 2024

On 8 February 2024, the Queen Mary - UNIDROIT Institute of Transnational Commercial Law hosted a Roundtable on 'The UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law'.

Psychologicum building of the University of Helsinki on a hill above a snow covered road. Professor Maks Del Mar to deliver lecture in Helsinki's Legal History series
7 March 2024

Maks Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities, will deliver a lecture in the University of Helsinki's Legal History lecture series. This year, the series is on the theme 'Identities and Legal Histories.

Wind turbines at dawn in the Netherlands. D&O insurers grapple with ESG pressures
6 March 2024

Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer comments on the UK’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder lawsuits for Insurance Day.

A shipping container going across the ocean. Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for a C4DTI Award
1 March 2024

Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for the C4DTI Director’s Award for the Individual who has made the greatest contribution to the Digitalisation of International Trade.

A map of the world showing Africa, India, Asia and Australia. The Third World: At the Centre of International Law?
1 March 2024

Professor Ratna Kapur appeared on the European Journal of International Law podcast to discuss the rise and critiques of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL).

Two espresso cups on a table. Ten years of Le Café des Arbitres
29 February 2024

Le Café des Arbitres, or LCDA, a series of Paris-based conferences hosted by Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration, marked its 10th anniversary with an event discussing the impact of technology and artificial intelligence and whether international arbitration as an industry will survive.

A robotic arm playing a piano. Queen Mary University of London Academic Invited to Provide Expert Opinion at UK Music AI Inquiry
27 February 2024

Noam Shemtov, Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law, has been invited to provide expert opinion at the UK Music AI Inquiry before the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music.

Professor Duncan Matthews receiving his honorary award from CIPA President, Matt Dixon. Professor Duncan Matthews receives Honorary Membership of CIPA
20 February 2024

Duncan Matthews has been made a lifetime Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) in recognition of his contribution to the patent profession over the past two decades.

A security camera hanging from a ceiling Academics warn of facial recognition technology’s ‘chilling effects’ and potential social harm
20 February 2024

Dr Daragh Murray spoke to The Irish Times about the use of facial recognition technology in Ireland.

Book cover for Insurance, Climate Change and the Law By Franziska Arnold-Dwyer Queen Mary Academic invited to the International Underwriting Association
19 February 2024

Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer presented her new book, 'Insurance, Climate Change and the Law' at the International Underwriting Association (IUA).

A slot machine showing three 7 symbols New Report reveals innovative approaches by financial institutions can make a crucial difference to individuals affected by gambling-related harms
19 February 2024

With a record number of people seeking help for problem gambling through the National Gambling Helpline last year, and the Gambling Commission’s new figures suggesting that as many as 1.3 million adults in Great Britain might experience gambling-related harms, new research from Queen Mary University of London reveals innovative and effective approaches by financial institutions to support affected individuals.

Professor Loukas Mistelis delivering the keynote speech at the London International Disputes Week Queen Mary nominated at the 14th annual Global Arbitration Review Awards
16 February 2024

Queen Mary represents three of the five nominees in the ‘best lecture or speech’ category at this year’s GAR Awards. We were also represented in the ‘campaign for greener arbitration award for sustainable behaviour’ category.

Palm trees on a white sandy beach in Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands Queen Mary academic advises the Republic of Marshall Islands on international and environmental law
13 February 2024

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice advised the Republic of Marshall Islands in their submission for the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.

A destroyed street in Gaza following 7 October 2023 War on Gaza: Killing of Gaza’s academics amounts to ‘educide,’ say campaigners
5 February 2024

Professor Neve Gordon describes the destruction of Gaza’s education system as “educide” in the Middle East Eye.

Black and white of a gavel resting on a bench in black and white Why the death penalty is incompatible with democracy
1 February 2024

Professor Eric Heinze has written for The Conversation arguing that the death penalty is in itself incompatible with democracy. This is following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith on 25 January for murder in Alabama, using the untested method of nitrogen asphyxiation.

A wooden puzzle, with a missing piece being slotted in SEC Adopts Tougher Rules for SPACs
30 January 2024

Dr Daniele D’Alvia speaks to Thomson Reuters about Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopting new rules for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

Luca Giordano, Justizia (1684–1686). Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence Dr Noam Gur spoke at a University of Hull workshop on Virtue Jurisprudence
30 January 2024

The online one-day workshop on 16 January 2024 explored new perspectives on the role of virtue in law and legal theory.

Flooded apartment complexes What should insurers do about extreme weather events? Expert interview
26 January 2024

Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer speaks to Institute for Innovation in Insurance and Reinsurance about climate change and the insurance industry.

Maxi Scherer presenting at a podium Professor Maxi Scherer Appointed as Co-Chair of the IBA’s Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee
24 January 2024

This appointment follows on from her previous role as Co-Chair of the Investment Arbitration Sub-Committee at the International Bar Association (IBA) in 2022-2023. 

International Court of Justice building in The Hague. Queen Mary legal expert comments on the ICJ case against Israel
23 January 2024

Professor Penny Green provides expert comment on South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice for Anadolu Agency.

An adult and children looking upset around rubble in Gaza. Is Israel guilty of genocide?
19 January 2024

Professor Penny Green was featured in an Al Jazeera clip looking at the UN’s Genocide Convention and whether what is happening in Gaza today meets its definition.

Photos of Professor Duncan Matthews and Professor Noam Shemtov side by side New Directors appointed at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
18 January 2024

Professor Noam Shemtov and Professor Duncan Matthews take over from Professor Uma Suthersanen, who concluded her successful term as QMIPRI Director in December 2023.

A destroyed neighborhood of Gaza, Palestine. Queen Mary law academics comment on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
17 January 2024

Professor Penny Green and Dr Thomas MacManus have both commented on the case being heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for Al Jazeera.

Two men pushing a black car through flood waters Queen Mary launches the UK’s first LLB specialising in climate change
12 January 2024

Our new undergraduate law degree allows you to gain knowledge, skills and practical experience in the ever-growing area of climate change and justice. Programme Director Professor David Whyte explains more:

A woman walking among rubble in Gaza Israel's war in Gaza
5 January 2024

Professor Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation, who has published extensively on genocide, is interviewed in a 24-minute segment on the Islam Channel.

ChatGPT welcome screen on a laptop Professor Shemtov interviewed for CNN's Quest Means Business
5 January 2024

The interview concerned the recently filed New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI.

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