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'.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 recently launched Hindu Manifesto of UK.
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.
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).