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Professor Jonathan Griffiths has co-drafted an Opinion for the European Copyright Society

In certain circumstances, the right of access to public information may be frustrated by the exercise of intellectual property rights. The European Copyright Society (ECS) has recently published an Opinion on the Relationship between Rights of Access to Public Sector Information and Copyright Law.

Date added: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Professor Rosa Lastra acts as Specialist Advisor for new Report on private markets

‘Private markets: unknown unknowns’ was published by the UK House of Lords’ Financial Services Regulation Committee and investigates the growth of private markets.

Date added: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Geopolitics meets markets

Dr Daniele D'Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary, wrote for The Conversation about how the dramatic US capture of Venezuela’s president triggered global financial ripples.

Date added: Friday, January 16, 2026

CCLS Announces Executive Education Courses for Early 2026

Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) is pleased to announce two Executive Education programmes available in early 2026. Designed for legal, policy, and industry professionals, the courses address key challenges in global regulatory environments, combining academic expertise with practical insight.

Date added: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Why Europe Is Slow-Walking Stablecoins Despite MiCA

Dr Daniele D'Alvia comments on Europe's approach to stablecoins for Forbes.

Date added: Friday, February 6, 2026

Paris Induction January Opening event 2026

On Monday, 19 January 2026, we had the immense pleasure of welcoming our new Paris LLM cohort with a dedicated opening event held at our premises in Paris. 

Date added: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Hong Kong and London arbitration centres celebrate their 40th anniversaries with seminar on insolvency and arbitration

The School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London (the SIA) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) hosted a special seminar on “Insolvency, Arbitration Agreements and Ongoing Arbitrations”.

Date added: Monday, March 9, 2026

Queen Mary LLM students invited to 3VB International Women’s Day event with Lady Justice Juliet May

On 4 March, students from Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies had the privilege of attending the 3VB International Advisory & Dispute Resolution Unit’s International Women’s Day event.

Date added: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Professor Dr Róbert Szuchy gives lecture at Queen Mary on The Double Injustice of AI

On 19 February 2026, Professor Dr Róbert Szuchy, Vice-Rector for Education and Full Professor at Károli Gáspár University (Hungary, Budapest), delivered an invited lecture at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) of Queen Mary University of London.

Date added: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

#PublicDebtIsPublic Expanded Documentation Bank and Upcoming Framework Hub

National and global economies are built on public debt. The price of public debt affects all other prices. When governments borrow, they are committing the public to repay - and yet, the terms of government commitments are rarely accessible, often unintelligible, and far from robustly accountable to the public.

Date added: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

qLegal launches new AI Talks competition

The project is part of qLegal’s Future of Law programme, and creates a space for students to engage with one of the most significant developments currently shaping the legal profession: artificial intelligence (“AI”).

Date added: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Bank of England Conference: ‘Central Banking in the Era of Digital Money’

On 27 May 2026, the Bank of England’s Legal Directorate and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London hosted a conference titled "Central Banking in the Era of Digital Money."

Date added: Friday, May 29, 2026

Hoffmann Eitle Prize awarded for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European Law of Patents

Hoffmann Eitle, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Europe, has award the 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: Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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

Following the success of previous editions, Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration (SIA) joined forces with the University of Vienna and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne to co-organise the fourth edition of the Joint Research Seminar on International Arbitration in Paris.

Date added: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Foreign stablecoins under EU law: risks and regulatory responses

Dr Daniele D’Alvia’s has been awarded funding by the European Central Bank (ECB) Legal Research Programme to examines the regulatory and systemic implications of foreign stablecoins within the European Union.

Date added: Thursday, March 19, 2026

qLegal students connect with Bloomberg professionals in speed mentoring series

Bloomberg welcomed qLegal students to its London offices for a second speed mentoring event in March 2026, building on a partnership that gives students direct access to professionals with a broad mix of expertise from across the organisation.

Date added: Friday, March 13, 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, June 26, 2026

What oil, stocks and bonds are telling us about the Iran conflict and how long it might last

Dr Daniele D’Alvia wrote for The Conversation about how oil, stocks and bonds might indicate the direction of the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.

Date added: Friday, March 6, 2026

Energy and Climate Change Law students visit to Rampion Offshore Wind Farm June 2026

Vu Diem Quynh Nguyen, Energy and Climate Change Law LLM Student and Student Representative at Queen Mary University of London, recaps a visit to Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.

Date added: Thursday, June 25, 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

Are US tech companies becoming the EU’s piggy bank?

Professor Julia Hörnle joined TRT World’s Roundtable to discuss growing tensions between the EU and US over the regulation of Big Tech.

Date added: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Postgraduate Law Conference 2026

On 11–12 June 2026, Queen Mary University of London hosted its annual Postgraduate Law Conference, welcoming postgraduate scholars from across a broad range of legal disciplines to engage with the topic of “Critical Legal Thinking in an Evolving World.”

Date added: Friday, August 21, 2026

Queen Mary’s Dr Maria Fanou designated to ICSID Panel of Arbitrators

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an affiliate of the World Bank and the main international dispute resolution forum administering investor-State Disputes.

Date added: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Queen Mary competition law expert joins CMA Inquiry Panel

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris has been appointed to the Competition and Markets Authority Inquiry Panel by the by the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Business.

Date added: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Professor Rosa Lastra to speak at the IMF Legal Department 80-Year Anniversary

Date added: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Queen Mary financial law experts play key role in international resolution on non-bank finance

Queen Mary University of London financial law experts have helped shape a new international resolution calling for greater scrutiny and transparency of the rapidly growing non-bank financial sector, amid concerns about potential systemic risks.

Date added: Friday, September 18, 2026

Inside the first year of the Advanced Research Seminar in International Dispute Resolution

João Maria Falcão, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM class 2026, walks us through this new LLM module, which sees our students work with leading practitioners to explore topical and current issues in the resolution of international disputes.

Date added: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Queen Mary expert launches new comparative report on IP disputes in different jurisdictions

spoke at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) IP Judges Forum in Geneva on 15 October 2026, where he launched his report on Judicial Structures and Procedural Rules for Intellectual Property Disputes: A Comparative Report.

Date added: Tuesday, October 27, 2026