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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new research on EU-China Trade Relations and on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Date added: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
New book from Alexander Herman looks at the return of cultural artefacts
‘Restitution - The Return of Cultural Artefacts’, published by Lund Humphries, is 'the first balanced, up-to-date and accessible overview of the complex issues surrounding the restitution of cultural property'.
Date added: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas to present his most recent book at Kadir Has University Faculty of Law, Istanbul, Turkey
His most recent book titled Climate Clubs for a Sustainable Future: The role of international trade and investment law.
Date added: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Alternative Investments Executive Course relaunched with new post-pandemic developments
Queen Mary University of London and the University of Florence have joined forces once again to host a new and updated online Executive Course on Alternative Investments following the latest market trends but also considering the current opportunities in a distressed market in a post pandemic era.
Date added: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Illumina Faces Battle to Save Grail Deal From EU Veto
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on the deal for Bloomberg.
Date added: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas took part in the Think7 Inception Conference
The conference was held in the context of Germany’s G7 Presidency in 2022.
Date added: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Professor Rosa Lastra pens paper on communication in monetary policy
Professor Lastra has been invited to discuss her paper at the Preparatory Meeting of the Monetary Dialogue between the European Parliament and the European Central Bank.
Date added: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Big Tech Acquisitions Won’t Stop, but It Won’t Be Business as Usual
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris was interviewed by PYMNTS.com on the regulation of Big Tech.
Date added: Friday, February 4, 2022
Jeantet becomes a Partner of the Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS)
Jeantet has signed a three-year partnership with the Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) to work with students throughout their academic studies.
Date added: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Global Antitrust Review 2020 and 2021 published
The Institute for Competition and Consumers published the latest reviews with Dr Eda Sahin, and Queen Mary LLM graduates Necla Sumer Ozdemir and Ritika Sood, as editors.
Date added: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
qLegal releases Annual Report 2020-21
The qLegal team is delighted to have released their Annual Report for 2020-21. The year was marked by significant growth and successes, both in the unprecedented number of students joining qLegal programmes and as an organisation consolidating our offerings and partnerships.
Date added: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Paris Postgraduate Debate Team
As one of the extra-curricular activities proposed by Queen Mary in Paris, postgraduate students have the opportunity to represent Queen Mary University of London in debates against military officers studying at the École de Guerre (EDG).
Date added: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
UK Financial Conduct Authority chief faces backlash over reforms
Dr Costanza Russo featured in the Financial Times commenting on the perception of the FCA.
Date added: Monday, February 21, 2022
Considering buying a smart device? To protect your security, ask yourself these five questions
Iain Nash, PhD candidate, writes on cybersecurity for The Conversation.
Date added: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Professor Rosa Lastra invited to be a Member of a UNIDROIT Working Group
The Working Group is part of an International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) project on Bank Insolvency.
Date added: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Double-Appointment: Professor Maxi Scherer appointed to International Bar Association (IBA) and International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
has been appointed as co-chair of the International Bar Association (IBA)’s Investment Arbitration Subcommittee. With 3000 members worldwide, the IBA Arbitration Committee focuses on laws, practice and procedures relating to the arbitration of transnational disputes.
Date added: Friday, March 11, 2022
The International Architecture for Sovereign Debt Restructuring
The Sovereign Debt Forum (SDF) was part of the IMF-African Training Institute Course "Debt Sustainability and Debt Restructuring (DSDR)”, which took place from 31 January - 3 February 2022.
Date added: Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris edits Research Handbooks
Professor Kokkoris is General Editor of a Research Handbook on Competition Enforcement that will be published later this year by Edward Elgar.
Date added: Monday, March 21, 2022
Queen Mary University of London and Maastricht University join forces for new executive education course on ‘Trade Secrets Protection’
Date added: Monday, March 21, 2022
qLegal voted top for innovation at Queen Mary Festival of Education
qLegal staff and students were delighted to participate in the Queen Mary Festival of Education 2022, to showcase their innovative approach to clinical legal education and celebrate students’ success.
Date added: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Regulating content won’t make the internet safer - we have to change the business models
Julia Hörnle, Professor of Internet Law at Queen Mary University of London, has penned an article for The Conversation looking at the online safety bill.
Date added: Friday, March 18, 2022
New laws to curb power of Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris was featured in the Times discussing what this means for Big Tech.
Date added: Monday, March 28, 2022
Professor Rosa Lastra delivered the 4th Edinburgh Fintech Law Lecture
On 7 April 2022, the Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law hosted the 4th Edinburgh Fintech Law Lecture, with Professor Lastra talking about ‘Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the case for public money’. The event was chaired by Lady Wolffe.
Date added: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
CCLS launch FinTech Executive Education course in partnership with Maastricht University
Date added: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Queen Mary climbs in international subject rankings for law
The rankings were compiled by the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Date added: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Unexplained wealth orders: how is the British law changing and will it stop dirty money circulating in London?
Áine Clancy, PhD Candidate in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has written for The Conversation on the changes in law to prevent the spread of dirty money.
Date added: Monday, April 4, 2022
Queen Mary launches student essay competition on ‘Lawyers and Sustainability’
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London is pleased to announce our essay competition ‘Lawyers and Sustainability’, sponsored by the Society of Legal Scholars and supported by Clifford Chance LLP.
Date added: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
CCLS to hold their first ever Giving Day from 8-9 June - Save the date
Join us in supporting our first ever Giving Day and give the future leaders in law the opportunity to thrive. Be among our early supporters to help increase our challenge funding gifts to ensure our Giving Day is a huge success.
Date added: Sunday, May 8, 2022
87% of Queen Mary School of Law research outputs rated 3* and 4*
According to the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), 87% of the School of Law’s research was rated 3* (internationally renowned) or 4* (world leading).
Date added: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Charles Randell, Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority, gave a speech on ‘Listening up to level up – regulating finance for the whole of the UK’
The event was held on 20 May 2022 by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London.
Date added: Thursday, May 26, 2022
Queen Mary academics and graduate discuss intellectual property law in the Financial Times
Professor Duncan Matthews, Professor Noam Shemtov and graduate Olga Gurgula discuss critical issues in the world of IP law in the FT’s 'special reports' on IP series, including Ukraine medicine IP waivers.
Date added: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Letter: Regulate stablecoins in the same way as bank deposits
Professor Rosa María Lastra has written in the Financial Times about the call for stablecoins to be regulated in the same manner as money market funds.
Date added: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Global Antitrust Review Issue 15 - call for submissions
The GAR welcomes contributions dealing with competition law and policy in all jurisdictions, as well as those addressing competition policy issues at regional and international levels.
Date added: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Russia slides towards default as payment deadline expires
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the media discusses Russia getting closer to default.
Date added: Monday, June 27, 2022
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Oxford based law firm White & Black award prize for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European and US Law of Patents
Oxford based law firm White & Black has announced that it will be sponsoring an annual prize for best essay in LLM European and US Law of Patents for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London.
Date added: Friday, July 1, 2022
Queen Mary team won the Games Industry Law Summit international mooting competition
On 6 May 2022, the Queen Mary team composed of LLM students Avi Bhandari, Abhinav Kumar, and Juan Alberto Pulido Lock, attained the first place in the Legal Challenge V.
Date added: Monday, July 4, 2022
Russian debt default: experts explain what it means for Russia and for global financial markets
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal writes for the Conversation Russia’s recent default on its foreign debt.
Date added: Monday, July 4, 2022
First beneficiary of ‘The Mishcon de Reya Scholarship’, in association with Queen Mary University of London, announced
Mishcon de Reya has announced the first beneficiary of ‘The Mishcon de Reya Scholarship’, in association with the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London.
Date added: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Ukraine faces key test on debt freeze plan in bid to avoid messy default
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the Daily Mail discussing Ukraine's debt.
Date added: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Lord Browne Essay Prize 2021/22
We are delighted to announce the winners of the Lord Browne Energy and Climate Change Law Essay Prize for 2021/22.
Date added: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Don't Pay UK organisers warn people they need to 'understand the risks' of boycotting energy bills
Dr Garry Gabison was featured in LADBible discussing the calls for a boycott of energy bills.
Date added: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Professor Noam Shemtov to speak at an events on Artificial Intelligence in September
Professor Shemtov is due to speak as an expert in patent law and AI at two events.
Date added: Friday, September 2, 2022
The Centre for Commerical Law Studies appoints new Director from September 2022, Professor Ioannis Kokkoris
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris succeeds Professor Ian Walden, who has been at the helm of The Centre for Commercial Law Studies for the last four years, steering the centre through the difficulty of a pandemic adapting to a new online teaching mode to our widespread international cohort and being a key part of celebrating our forty-year anniversary.
Date added: Thursday, September 8, 2022
New Executive Education Course in International Sports Arbitration
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) are proud to launch a new executive education course in International Sports Arbitration
Date added: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Winner of ‘Lawyers and Sustainability’ essay prize announced at special CCLS roundtable
On 26 September 2022, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer and Dr Katrien Morbee organized a roundtable on ‘Soft Law, Hard Law, Crime? How to push the climate change agenda’, sponsored by the Society of Legal Scholars.
Date added: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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CCLS Academics share their reflections on Ian Walden's time as Director of the Centre
Professors Chris Reed, Rosa Lastra and Johanna Gibson share their recollections of working with Professor Ian Walden during his time as Director of CCLS.
Date added: Thursday, October 6, 2022
qLegal staff joined clinical professionals from across the UK for a conference hosted by the University of Central Lancaster
On 6 September 2022, Eliza Platts-Mills and Emily Wapples presented at a UK-wide gathering of Clinical Legal Education Organisation members hosted by the University of Central Lancaster in Preston. It was a great opportunity to hear what other clinics are doing and to meet people in person.
Date added: Monday, September 26, 2022
IP is the name of the game: First global study into copyright infringement and enforcement strategies in the video game industry reveals key threats and recommendations
The study, involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Bristol, is critical in the face of an industry that is growing and evolving at a rapid pace.
Date added: Monday, October 10, 2022
The Bruce Willis Deepfake Is Everyone’s Problem
Professor Johanna Gibson comments on the Bruce Willis Deepfake for Wired.
Date added: Monday, October 17, 2022
Dr Arnold-Dwyer chairs panel discussion on climate and environmental goals and insurance
On 11 October, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer chaired a panel discussion on 'Translating climate and environmental aspirations into insurance reality' at the annual British Insurance Law Association Conference at Lloyd's.
Date added: Monday, October 17, 2022
Executive Education course in International Asset Tracing and Recovery returns for a second year by popular demand
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has joined forces once again with Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers for a second year with their popular executive education course in International Asset Tracing and Recovery.
Date added: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Queen Mary expert contributes to Report with draft legislation on paperless trade
The report and draft legislation are the result of the Electronic Trade Documents project carried out by The Law Commission of England and Wales for the UK Government.
Date added: Thursday, November 3, 2022
The Cloud Legal Project launched a new Coursera Specialization in ‘Cloud Computing Law’
The Specialization consists of three Courses that cover the main legal and regulatory implications of using and providing cloud computing services. Find out more about ‘Cloud Computing Law’ on Coursera.
Date added: Monday, November 7, 2022
Professor Rosa Lastra to deliver the Witteveen Lecture Keynote
On Wednesday 16 November 2022, Professor Rosa Lastra will hold her keynote in the annual Witteveen Lecture series entitled 'CBDCs: In Defence of Public Digital Money'.
Date added: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
New book: Research Handbook on Energy, Law and Ethics
The book is edited by Professor Malik R. Dahlan, Professor Rosa María Lastra and Gustavo Rochette and published by Edward Elgar.
Date added: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
The School of Law at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt
Experts from the School of Law at Queen Mary attended UN Climate Conference known as COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, along with world leaders, non-government organisations and activists.
Date added: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Professor Lastra delivers the Witteveen Lecture at Erasmus University
On Wednesday 16 November 2022, Professor Rosa Lastra delivered the annual Witteveen Lecture on 'CBDCs: In Defence of Public Digital Money'.
Date added: Thursday, December 8, 2022
CCLS hosts John Higgs UK Energy: A Path to Net Zero Lecture
On Friday 18 November, CCLS were pleased to welcome John Higgs to host his lecture, "UK Energy: A Path to Net Zero".
Date added: Monday, November 28, 2022
Professor Chris Reed presents, "Regulating Artificial Intelligence"
On Friday 24 November, Professor Chris Reed returned from his sabbatical to present his findings from his research project titled, "Regulating Artificial Intelligence".
Date added: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Queen Mary initiatives contribute to research on making debt-related communications more effective
Two Queen Mary students joined lawtech start-up, Amplified Global and debt advice charity, StepChange as they presented their Mixed Messages report at the Financial Conduct Authority. The students had taken part in qLegal-led interdisciplinary research for Amplified Global in support of their mission to improve legal and financial communication, and in furtherance of Queen Mary’s .
Date added: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
CCLS co-organises conference on Central Bank Mandates in an Evolving World
On 1 and 2 December 2022, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) of Queen Mary University of London and the Legal Directorate of the Bank of England hosted a conference on Central Bank Mandates in an Evolving World.
Date added: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Preventing Debt Crises
The financial response to the Covid-19 crisis has driven debt building at an unprecedented speed, which has increased the risk of debt distress and the odds of a new debt crisis cycle. Emerging markets and developing economies are most at risk.
Date added: Thursday, December 15, 2022
DeFi: Shadow Banking 2.0?
On 12 December 2022, Professor Hilary J. Allen’s will discussed her last research paper titled “DeFi: Shadow Banking 2.0?” forthcoming on William & Mary Law Review. Professor Rosa Lastra chaired the event and Professor Emilios Avgouleas was the discussant.
Date added: Monday, December 19, 2022
Total in Key Role in Israel-Lebanon Deal
Dr Tibisay Morgandi was interviewed for Energy Intelligence.
Date added: Thursday, October 20, 2022
Dr Tibisay Morgandi chairs Workshop at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Santiago
Date added: Thursday, October 27, 2022
LDI Strategies: The Pensions Regulator on Trial
The London Financial Regulation Seminar is an inter-collegiate and inter-disciplinary group of experts led by CCLS and our Institute of Banking and Finance under the leadership of Professor Rosa M. Lastra and Daniele D’Alvia.
Date added: Friday, December 16, 2022
Book launch for ‘Research Handbook on Energy, Law and Ethics’
On Tuesday 13 December 2022, guests were cordially invited to join Malik R. Dahlan, Rosa M. Lastra and Gustavo Rochette to celebrate the launch of their book ‘Research Handbook on Energy, Law and Ethics’.
Date added: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Daniel Behn: In Memoriam
It was with deep sadness that we learned that our friend and colleague Dr Daniel F. Behn passed away earlier this year at the age of 47.
Date added: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Analysis: Ghana overhaul a test for $1 billion World Bank-backed debt
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal spoke to Reuters and CNBC Africa about the Ghana overhaul.
Date added: Tuesday, December 6, 2022