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Queen Mary academic wins award for book on Insurable Interest
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer won the BILA Book Prize 2021 for her book ‘Insurable Interest and the Law’ published by Routledge.
Date added: Friday, October 15, 2021
Queen Mary Professor investigates ways to make cross-border trade paperless
Professor Miriam Goldby was seconded to the Law Commission on a part-time basis starting November 2020 to work on their Digital Assets project.
Date added: Monday, November 30, 2020
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
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 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
Queen Mary academics to research insurance solutions to cyber risk
Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer were awarded funding under the 2022-23 British Academy / Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme for a research project on Public-Private Partnerships in Insurance.
Date added: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Experts meet in a webinar to discuss insurance applied to climate catastrophes
On 20 June, the FGV Insurance and Reinsurance Institute will discuss important issues to be researched through a collaboration with Queen Mary University of London.
Date added: Thursday, June 15, 2023
Insurance, Shipping and Aviation Law Institute Roundtable on 'Addressing Systemic Risk in Cyber Risk Insurance'
On 24 May 2023, the Insurance, Shipping and Aviation Law Institute at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies hosted a roundtable on Addressing Systemic Risk in Cyber Risk Insurance.
Date added: Friday, June 16, 2023
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer presents on innovative climate risk insurance solution to Brazilian insurance industry
On 20 June 2023, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer presented a paper on 'Climate Resilient Development Bonds' in a webinar organised by Queen Mary University of London partner institution FGV.
Date added: Thursday, June 22, 2023
What should insurers do about extreme weather events? Expert interview
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer speaks to Institute for Innovation in Insurance and Reinsurance about climate change and the insurance industry.
Date added: Friday, January 26, 2024
Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for a C4DTI Award
Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for the C4DTI Director’s Award for the Individual who has made the greatest contribution to the Digitalisation of International Trade.
Date added: Friday, March 1, 2024
Queen Mary Academic invited to the International Underwriting Association
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer presented her new book, 'Insurance, Climate Change and the Law' at the International Underwriting Association (IUA).
Date added: Monday, February 19, 2024
D&O insurers grapple with ESG pressures
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer comments on the UK’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder lawsuits for Insurance Day.
Date added: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
‘Insurance, Climate Change and the Law’: New book from Queen Mary academic, explores the insurance industry's role in climate action
Queen Mary University of London academic Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is set to release her latest book titled "Insurance, Climate Change and the Law". This timely publication delves into the pivotal role of the insurance industry in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Date added: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Who Will Pay for the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?`
Dr Franziska Arnold Dwyer speaks to the New York Times about who's liable for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
Date added: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Queen Mary Insurance Law LLM students visit Lloyd's of London
On March 21, 2024, the LLM students from the Insurance Law and Shipping Law programmes had the opportunity to visit the Lloyd’s of London building, guided by a representative from the Lloyd’s Market Association.
Date added: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Queen Mary law academics take part in panel event in Greece
Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Filip Saranovic took part in a panel session on “Shipping cases round-up: Hot off the press” in Greece on 23 April 2024.
Date added: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Legal Voices for the Future
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer participated in a panel discussion on 'Climate Change and Risk' organised by Legal Voices for the Future (LVF) and hosted at the LSE Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Date added: Monday, May 13, 2024
ISALI/CCLS launches the Postgraduate Certificate in Aviation Law
Our new Aviation Law PGCert provides an intensive, single-semester programme for those aiming to specialise in the dynamic field of aviation law.
Date added: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Skyward Bound: Innovating the Future of Aviation
Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti participated in the International Conference “Skyward Bound: Innovating the Future of Aviation”, organised by the University of Bergamo (Faculty of Law) and One Sky Solutions.
Date added: Friday, September 20, 2024
Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti participated in the 3rd International Conference of Digital Law
The conference took place between 28-29 June and Seville, Spain and was organised by the University Pablo de Olavide and the University of Salamanca.
Date added: Monday, July 1, 2024
Professor Goldby completes fellowship at Magdalen College, Oxford
Date added: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Professor Goldby participated in Waseda University’s Transnational Law Programme in Tokyo
Date added: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Ilias Ioannou successfully defends his PhD
The Insurance, Shipping & Aviation Law Institute is delighted to announce that on 26 February 2025, Dr Ilias Ioannou successfully defended his PhD thesis, entitled “If blockchain is the answer what is the question? The implications of using blockchain technology in container shipping”.
Date added: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Nuanchan Changchit passes her PhD
We are delighted to announce that ISALI member, Nuanchan Changchit, defended her PhD thesis successfully on March 26, 2025 under the supervision of Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti.
Date added: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Paul NG joins Queen Mary's Insurance, Shipping & Aviation Law Institute as a Practitioner Member
The Insurance, Shipping & Aviation Law Institute is delighted to announce that Queen Mary's Honorary Professor Paul NG joined us as a practitioner member. Paul heads the aviation practice at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.
Date added: Thursday, May 1, 2025
ISALI launches new Executive Education course in Aviation Law, Policy and Regulation
This online course covers select topical areas in aviation law, policy and regulation through interactive seminars and knowledge-sharing.
Date added: Monday, March 3, 2025
Queen Mary academic participated in the 16th Leiden IIASL International Air Law Conference
Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti participated in the 16th Leiden IIASL International Air Law Conference.
Date added: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Queen Mary academic co-authors the case of the 16th Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition
Dr Antigoni Lykotrafiti and Professor George Leloudas (Swansea University) co-authored the case of the 16th Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition.
Date added: Friday, May 9, 2025