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CCLS Alumnus Started a New Role at Harbour Energy as a Privacy Lawyer and Analyst

Souptik shares his career journey and what led to this appointment.

Date added: Thursday, January 1, 2026


CCLS Alumna Reflects on Her Journey from Queen Mary to a Distinguished Career in Public International Law.

 Bilgeyiskhanim Mirizada (Public International Law LLM, 2017) shares her career journey with our alumni community. 

Date added: Sunday, January 11, 2026


CCLS Alum Recognized as India's Future Legal Leader, 2026

Read about Yashvardhan Rana’s recent achievement and what he thinks about it.

Date added: Wednesday, January 28, 2026


Petition to Amend Equality Act to Address Accent Bias in the UK is Led by CCLS Alumnus

Read more about Yash Jangid recent petition to have an amendment to Section 4 of the Equality Act 2010.

Date added: Monday, February 2, 2026


Appointment of CCLS Alumnus, Mouammar Oozeer as Senior Counsel in Mauritius

A ceremony was held before the Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 8 December 2025. Mouammar was one among the 19 barristers who have been made silk

Date added: Wednesday, February 4, 2026


Valentine’s Day CCLS Alumni Story

Michele Pinheiro tells how she met her husband Marcos Orofino in law school in Brazil and travelled to London together for their CCLS studies.

Date added: Saturday, February 14, 2026


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New Book, a Biography of Charles Sumner, was Recently Published by a CCLS Alumnus

A landmark biography of Charles Sumner, the unsung hero of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

Date added: Monday, February 16, 2026


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2026 CCLS Paris Induction Opening Event

CCLS Paris welcomed their new LLM cohort with a dedicated opening event at their University of London Institute in Paris campus

Date added: Thursday, February 19, 2026


CCLS Alumnus Appointed IBA Asia Pacific Liaison Officer and Qualifies for Call to the Bar at the Inner Temple

Yash Jangid shares his new role and career journey since leaving CCLS.

Date added: Thursday, March 5, 2026


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qLegal 2024-2025 Annual Update is Out!

We are delighted to share our 2024–25 Annual Update and give you a flavour of what we got up to. What a year it was!

Date added: Monday, March 9, 2026


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House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (FSRC) – SOLM306 (LIFI) students visit.

CCLS student discusses his experience studying Banking and Finance LLM

Date added: Monday, March 16, 2026


Queen Mary University of London, the University of Vienna hosts Fourth Edition Joint Research Seminar in collaboration with the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

CCLS students Caterina Elisa Vittoria D’Amico (LLM in Paris, class of 2025) & João Maria Palma Carlos Falcão de Carvalho (LLM in CIDR, class of  2025) write a recap on Fourth Edition fourth edition of the Joint Research Seminar on International Arbitration in Paris.

Date added: Monday, March 16, 2026


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CCLS Alumna Published a New Anti-Money Laundering Book

CCLS Alumna Patricia Garcia updates CCLS alumni community on her recent activities.

Date added: Wednesday, April 8, 2026


Charting a Path in Law, Advocacy, and Scholarship: My Journey Since Queen Mary

CCLS alumna Sylvia Agu discusses her career journey since leaving CCLS and scholarly contributions, including her recent book on children in street situations

Date added: Wednesday, April 15, 2026


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CCLS Alumnus Publishes a New Book on Technology Law

Nikhil Naren's new book entitled Technology Law: Regulations, Cyber Policy, and the Digital Landscape, covers critical legal and policy avenues arising out of the use of technology.

Date added: Wednesday, May 6, 2026


Joseph Gitau Mburu has been appointed to the role of Senior Manager in the Deputy Governor’s Office of the Central Bank of Kenya.

Joseph caught up with Professor Rosa Lastra in London to share the news of his appointment.

Date added: Monday, June 1, 2026


CCLS Alumna Received the Commendation Award During the International PITCH Programme at Monash University's Indonesia Campus.

CCLS Alumna Shireen Moti was the only Indian academic to be awarded this prize.

Date added: Monday, June 8, 2026


CCLS Alumnus Contributes to UK Parliament Inquiry on AI and Human Rights

Abdallah Dashti’s paper discusses the challenges and assesses the adequacy of the current legal and regulatory framework governing AI.

Date added: Monday, June 15, 2026


IP Alumni Chapter Launch and Alumni Reunion in London

As well as INTA 2026 Recap from CCLS alumna, Nicole Perez.

Date added: Monday, June 22, 2026


Commemorative Statement for Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE KC FBA

It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the passing of Professor Sir Roy Goode who will be greatly missed by CCLS staff and students, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife Catherine, and daughter Naomi along with their family and friends.

Date added: Friday, July 3, 2026


Queen Mary Alumni Deliver a Lawtalks Session on Techlaw

Tech law is one of the fastest-moving areas of legal practice, but what does a career in this space really look like? To find out, we welcomed Queen Mary alumni working in legal tech to share how they built their careers, the challenges they faced, and their practical advice.

Date added: Monday, July 20, 2026


CCLS Alumnus Called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

CCLS Alumnus Yash Jangid Called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and Recommended as a Guardian ad Litem by the Rajasthan High Court

Date added: Monday, July 27, 2026


CCLS Alumnus Shares his Career Journey and Work in Academia within Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Paraguay

Read more on Jorge Bogarín Azuaga work in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution and his academic return to CCLS as a PhD student.

Date added: Monday, August 10, 2026


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Launching the QMUL Financial Inclusion Initiative to Support Undergraduate Students

CCLS launches a new student-led project designed to provide free, practical, and jargon-free legal financial education to undergraduate students.

Date added: Thursday, July 2, 2026


CCLS Alumna Shares her Multidisciplinary Career Journey in Legal Practice, Creative Writing and Human Rights

Mashal Sahir (Human Rights Law LLM, 2015): A Journey of Excellence in Law and Poetry.

Date added: Tuesday, August 4, 2026


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International Chamber of Commers and Young Arbitrators and ADR Forum

10th Global Conference moderated by CCLS alumnus.

Date added: Monday, October 5, 2026


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Alumni Profile - Dr Ehab Elsonbaty

Ehab reflects on the influence of Queen Mary’s comparative approach to law and the experiences that have shaped his career.

Date added: Monday, September 28, 2026


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PhD Alumni Profile – Dr Anton Moiseienko

Anton talks about his long-running series of financial crime series and upcoming online discussion of a new book that caught his eye.

Date added: Wednesday, October 7, 2026


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CCLS Alumnus Called to the Bar of England & Wales

Dilan Wijeratne is celebrating his career success.

Date added: Tuesday, October 13, 2026


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CCLS Alumna Selected as a Chevening Research, Science and Innovation Leadership Fellowship Fellow

Sruthi Raghavan got in touch with CCLS Alumni Office to tell us about her news.

Date added: Monday, October 19, 2026


China's 2026 Trademark Law and Brazil's Industrial Property Law: A Comparative Analysis for Cross-Border Brand Strategy

A study co-authored by two CCLS alumni.

Date added: Wednesday, October 21, 2026


qLegal officially launches 2026-27 Externships Programme

This year’s qLegal Externships programme has 52 host organisations providing externships for CCLS students.

Date added: Sunday, November 1, 2026


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