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CCLS research has a significant impact on the world. We have been particularly influential in areas relating to innovative technologies and the creative economy competition law, banking and finance, and fast-moving areas of law with a cross-border or international dimension such as arbitration and intellectual property.

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Virtual currencies pose a risk to financial stability according to new study

A study led by Queen Mary University of London and The Humboldt University of Berlin has found that many privately issued virtual currencies pose a direct challenge to the monetary system and should be regulated in order to prevent a future financial crisis.

Are blockchains compatible with data privacy law?

There is significant uncertainty as to how European data protection rules apply to blockchain technology. But blockchains could in fact be compatible with data privacy law after all, according to a new study by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge.

Coronavirus: how countries aim to get the vaccine first by cutting opaque supply deals

In an opinion piece for the Conversation, Professor Duncan Matthews addresses some of the wider issues related to Covid-19 including vaccine nationalism and the lack of transparency in supply chain deals.

CCLS has published its final recommendations on the establishment of the Intellectual Property Court in Ukraine

The comprehensive recommendations will help Ukraine establish a world class IP Court that will support its growing creative and high tech economy.

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