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Norah Gallagher spoke at a GAR Live Women in Arbitration event

On 5 December 2024, Norah Gallagher took part in a panel on “International Arbitration in Energy: Key Issues and Trends".

Date added: Monday, January 6, 2025

qLegal encourages students to adopt a climate conscious approach to legal practice

Embedding sustainability within programmes and operations to ensure qLegal’s work contributes positively to planet and society is a key focus this academic year.

Date added: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Deepfakes and the Law: Why Britain needs stronger protections against technology-facilitated abuse

As the UK moves to outlaw sexually explicit deepfakes, Professor Julia Hörnle examines the urgent need for stronger legal protections.

Date added: Friday, January 24, 2025

SDF announces the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic

The Sovereign Debt Forum and Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute announce the launch of the #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative, which will create the first centrally-collated web-based sovereign debt documentation and data commons.

Date added: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

DeepSeek, Nvidia and the AI race that’s shaping the future

Dr Daniele D’Alvia wrote a blog for The Conversation on developments in AI investment and how this will affect our everyday lives.

Date added: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Queen Mary’s Professor Maxi Scherer to be the next President of the LCIA Court

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is one of the world’s leading international institutions for commercial dispute resolution.

Date added: Friday, February 21, 2025

Queen Mary becomes the first London Russell Group university to offer integrated SQE preparation as part of an LLM

Queen Mary’s School of Law has announced the combination of their prestigious Master of Laws programmes with SQE preparation in partnership with legal education company, BARBRI.

Date added: Monday, February 24, 2025

Queen Mary launches two new LLM Programmes

Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies has announced the launch of two new LLM Programmes in Fashion Law and AI and the Law for September 2025 start. These programmes are set to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to navigate two of the most rapidly advancing sectors in law today.

Date added: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Climate Change - A clear and present danger

The Energy and Climate Change Law Institute were delighted to welcome back Lord Browne of Maddingly to deliver the Annual Clifford Chance Lecture on its tenth anniversary.

Date added: Monday, March 10, 2025

Regulatory Insights: A Special Lecture and Networking Session with Chris Bates

Chris Bates, Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London and Senior Consultant at Clifford Chance LLP, delivered a special lecture to Queen Mary Banking and Finance Law LLM students, at the invitation of Professor Rosa M. Lastra.

Date added: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Banking and Finance LLM Students Visit Lloyd’s of London for an Exclusive Insight into Insurance Regulation

As part of the learning on the "Regulation of Insurance Companies" a group of 18 Queen Mary students had the unique opportunity to visit Lloyd’s of London, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace.

Date added: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Big Tech shares tumble as Trump adds chaos to stock market mix

Dr Daniele D'Alvia spoke to France 24 about the recent downturn of US tech giants' shares and whether US President Donald Trump is solely to blame.

Date added: Friday, March 14, 2025

Joint Research Seminar of the University of Vienna, Queen Mary and University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne – Third Edition

Building on the success of previous editions 2023 and , Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration once again collaborated with the University of Vienna and the Sorbonne Law School (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) to co-organise the third edition of the Joint Research Seminar on international arbitration in Paris.

Date added: Monday, March 17, 2025

Double Success for Queen Mary at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025

Queen Mary claims victory in two categories at highly regarded event within the UK legal sector.

Date added: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Professor Lastra to deliver the Professor James Lecture in Leeds on 23 April

The event is titled 'The Evolving Role of the Bank of England' and will take place on Wednesday 23 April 2025, 14:00 – 15:00.

Date added: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Queen Mary LLM student to present at an International Atomic Energy Agency conference

Queen Mary University of London is pleased to share that Leneka Rhoden, a current Energy and Climate Change Law LLM student, has been selected to present at the International Conference on Stakeholder Engagement for Nuclear Power Programmes, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The event will take place in Vienna, Austria, 26-30 May 2025.

Date added: Monday, April 28, 2025

Dr Daniele D’Alvia awarded funding to investigate the adoption of a Digital Euro

The research, funded by the Policy Support Fund and in co-authored with the European Central Bank (ECB), will analyse the potential successes and challenges of adopting a new central bank digital currency.

Date added: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

London and Paris Students Participate in Paris Arbitration Week 2025

Silvia Lamprinopoulou, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM London (class 2025), and Francois Wouter Landman, Intellectual Property LLM Paris (class 2025), report on Queen Mary University of London's involvement in the Paris Arbitration Week 2025, including contributions from both our London and Paris LLM students to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Date added: Friday, May 23, 2025

Queen Mary law experts advise the UK Government on the use of artificial intelligence in financial services

Queen Mary’s Professor Rosa Lastra and Dr Daniele D’Alvia have submitted written evidence to the UK Parliament’s AI in Financial Services Committee.

Date added: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Shaping the Future of Central Banking: Bank of England in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London

On 7 May 2025, the Bank of England (Bank), in collaboration with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), hosted a panel event titled “Shaping the Future of Central Banking.”

Date added: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Hoffmann Eitle award prize for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European Law of Patents

Hoffmann Eitle, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Europe, has announced that it will be sponsoring an annual prize for best essay in LLM European Law of Patents for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London.

Date added: Monday, June 16, 2025

Lord Browne Essay Prize 2025 winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Lord Browne Energy and Climate Change Law Essay Prize for 2024/25.

Date added: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies celebrates 45 years

In 2025, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies is celebrating 45 years since its founding. On Monday 9 June 2025 members of the CCLS community from past and present gathered to celebrate this achievement and to commemorate Sir Roy Goode’s fundamental role in the existence of the Centre.

Date added: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

qLegal staff present at London Tech Week

London Tech Week brings together the entire tech ecosystem under one roof, and qLegal staff enjoyed sharing the support available to founders across the qLegal programmes.

Date added: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Professor Duncan Matthews and Dr Hanna Ostapenko host British Academy workshop on patents and genome editing in agriculture

On Thursday 5 June 2025 Professor Duncan Matthews, Director of Research in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), and Dr Hanna Ostapenko, British Academy/Cara Researchers At Risk Fellow in CCLS, co-hosted a workshop on the patent governance of agricultural genome editing, funded by the British Academy.

Date added: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Queen Mary London and Paris LLM Students Participate in the first ICC Dispute Resolution Universities Programme

Silvia Lamprinopoulou, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution (CIDR) LLM London (class 2025), Claire Berns, CIDR LLM London (class 2025), and Francois Wouter Landman, Intellectual Property Paris LLM (class 2025), report on Queen Mary University of London's participation in the first ICC Dispute Resolution training Programme for Universities.

Date added: Thursday, June 26, 2025

QMIPRI hosts workshop exploring “evergreening” in intellectual property law

On 27 June, the had the pleasure of hosting a brilliant roundtable workshop spanning four sessions, dedicated to exploring the complex and multifaceted concept of “ever-greening” in intellectual property law.

Date added: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Queen Mary LLM Students attended AIEN 2025 International Energy Summit

LLM students, Danica Jankovic, Ipek Ince and Nikolaos Tsironis from the Energy & Climate Change Law Institute, at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) attended the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)’s annual International Energy Summit, in Istanbul.

Date added: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Queen Mary doctoral researcher Gertrud Metsa awarded first prize for best presentation at the 43rd ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen

On 22 June 2025 School of Law PhD student and QMIPRI research associate Gertrud Metsa was awarded first prize at doctoral workshop of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property 43rd ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen.

Date added: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Professor Westkamp cited in Kraftwerk Pelham dispute

Professor Guido Westkamp has been cited numerous times and with approval by AG Emilliou in Case C-590/23 (Pelham II).

Date added: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Queen Mary Launches Autumn Executive Education Programmes to tackle Global Legal and Policy Challenges

Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) is excited to announce the launch of three Executive Education programmes for Autumn 2025, designed to meet the needs of legal, policy, and business professionals worldwide. These specialised programmes address today’s most urgent challenges in law, arbitration, sustainable governance, and international taxation.

Date added: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Dr D’Alvia contributes expert legal opinion to landmark decision by Paris Supreme Court in capital markets case

Dr Daniele D’Alvia was invited by the Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris (HCJP) to provide a comparative legal opinion on the regulation of Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) and Standby Equity Distribution Agreements (SEDAs) in the UK and US.

Date added: Monday, July 21, 2025

Queen Mary LLM Students participate in London International Disputes Week 2025

Silvia Lamprinopoulou and Visalakshy Gupta (Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM London), and Ariane Fuller (Public International Law LLM) report on Queen Mary University of London's strong presence in the London International Disputes Week 2025, including contributions to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Date added: Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Decriminalising Abortion in England and Wales

Professor Ruth Fletcher has published a blog for Verfassungsblog outlining five strategic lessons for reproductive freedom following the vote in Parliament in June.

Date added: Thursday, July 24, 2025

Queen Mary law professor receives a Fulbright Award to the US to research Cybersecurity Governance

Professor Miriam Goldby has received a Fulbright-Lloyd’s Scholar Award to enable her to undertake research at University of Texas at Austin on one of the most well-regarded and impactful scholarship programmes in the world.

Date added: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Is Denmark leading Europe in the fight against deepfakes?

Professor Julia Hörnle appeared on TRT World's Roundtable discussing Denmark's new draft deepfake copyright law, and whether other countries will follow suit.

Date added: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Induction Week at Queen Mary in Paris: New LLM Students Begin Their Journey

Christopher Aarage and Lea Saade, Queen Mary University of London LLM in Paris class of 2026, share their experiences from their LLM Induction Week and Opening Lecture.

Date added: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Renowned aviation and transportation law expert speaks to Queen Mary LLM students

On 16 October 2025, Queen Mary alumnus and Honorary Professor Paul NG gave a fantastic career lecture to our students on the LLM in International Maritime Law programme.

Date added: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Dr Daniele D’Alvia submits written evidence to the UK Parliament Financial Services Regulation Committee

The evidence was submitted to their panel investigating the growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008.

Date added: Friday, October 31, 2025

Students visit House of Lords as part of Regulation of Financial Markets Module

On Wednesday, 29 October 2025, students enrolled in Regulation of Financial Markets (RFM) module, taught by Professor Rosa Lastra, attended a public session of oral evidence at the House of Lords.

Date added: Friday, October 31, 2025

Queen Mary banking law expert appointed to the International Jurisdiction Taskforce

Professor Rosa Lastra has been appointed as an expert member of the recently established International Jurisdiction Taskforce (IJT) chaired by Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, and established in 2025.

Date added: Friday, November 7, 2025

Professor Lastra was appointed as a Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Financial Financial Services Regulation Committee

She was appointed in April 2025 and helped the FSRC in its inquiry into the FCA and PRA’s secondary competitiveness and growth objective.

Date added: Thursday, November 6, 2025

LLM students attend public oral evidence session at the House of Lords

On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, students enrolled in the Regulation of Financial Markets (RFM) module, taught by Professor Rosa M. Lastra, attended a public oral evidence session at the House of Lords.

Date added: Monday, November 10, 2025

CCLS 45th Anniversary Celebration

On Thursday 6 November 2025, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) celebrated its 45th anniversary with a special event held at Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End Campus.

Date added: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Dr D’Alvia awarded funding to research the resilience of Central Banks in the Digital Era

The Exploratory Impact Award from Queen May Impact Fund will explore how Central Banks can adapt to the new challenges presented by digital money and AI-enabled finance.

Date added: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Professor Rosa Lastra co-authors expert report on the Banco de España

On the 30th anniversary of the Law of Autonomy of the Banco de España, in January 2025 the Banco de España launched a review of its independence, transparency and accountability with the ultimate aim of identifying aspects of its operating framework that could be strengthened or enhanced.

Date added: Friday, November 14, 2025

Queen Mary LLM Students participate in the 2025 ICC United Kingdom Annual Arbitration & ADR Conference

A group of Queen Mary University of London’s Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM students attended the ICC United Kingdom (UK) Annual Arbitration & ADR Conference: Dispute Resolution – The Economic Perspective, held at Hogan Lovells’ London office on 12 November 2025.

Date added: Friday, December 5, 2025

Banking and Finance Law LLM students visit the Bank of England

Thanks to Professor Rosa Lastra, on the 11 December, Queen Mary Banking and Finance LLM students had the opportunity to visit the Bank of England with the guidance of Deputy Secretary Micheal Salib.

Date added: Friday, December 19, 2025

Powering Progress: My Journey in International Development Law with the World Bank

Energy and Climate Change Law LLM student Iyanujesu Oguntunji recounts her internship with the World Bank, funded by Queen Mary's Energy and Climate Change Law Institute.

Date added: Monday, December 22, 2025

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