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A boat that carried refugees abandoned on a beach. Seminal case on 'pullback' policy submitted by Professor Violeta Moreno-Lax is decided by Strasbourg Court
26 June 2025

Seven years after receiving the complaint, the European Court of Human Rights has delivered its judgment on the case of S.S. and Others v Italy (App. No. 21660/18). 

Yijia Lui wearing graduation gown and mortar board. Queen Mary PhD Law candidate secures prestigious scholarship
23 June 2025

Yijia Liu was awarded the Helen Reece Scholarship by the Modern Law Review for her critical work on international child abduction in the fields of feminist legal theory and family law.

Dr Davor Jancic giving a Keynote at the Jean Monnet Academy. Dr Davor Jancic delivers Keynote Lectures at the Jean Monnet Academy
23 June 2025

From 4-5 June 2025, Dr Davor Jancic, Senior Lecturer in Law, was Keynote Speaker at the Jean Monnet Academy in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne (West of Paris), France, delivering two lectures on parliamentary diplomacy in Europe and the world and a workshop on threats to parliamentary democracy.

Someone holding up a sign at a protest that says Vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales
20 June 2025

Professor Ruth Fletcher explained recent abortion decriminalisation proposals for England and Wales in the Conversation and on BBC 4’s The World Tonight.

Duncan Matthews and other participants in the British Academy workshop outside CCLS. Professor Duncan Matthews and Dr Hanna Ostapenko host British Academy workshop on patents and genome editing in agriculture
19 June 2025

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.

qLegal's Emily Wapples and Eliza Platts-Mills on a podium at Legal Tech Week with Tom Bohills, Founder and Principal at Founders Law. qLegal staff present at London Tech Week
19 June 2025

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.

Current and former CCLS staff taking a group photo at the 45th Anniversary dinner. Queen Mary's Centre for Commercial Law Studies celebrates 45 years
18 June 2025

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.

Lord Browne. He is facing the camera and wearing a suit, blue tie and glasses. Lord Browne Essay Prize 2025 winners
18 June 2025

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

Cover of Neil MacCormick by Maks Del Mar. It is royal blue with a profile of a white marble bust of MacCormick. Maks Del Mar’s latest book chronicles the work of Scottish thinker Neil MacCormick
18 June 2025

Neil MacCormick: A Life in Politics, Philosophy, and Law tells the story of one of one of the twentieth century’s most important legal philosophers and Scotland’s most influential public intellectuals.

Pictured from left to right: Dr Kei Enomoto (Partner, Hoffmann Eitle), Alexandra Melissinou (LLM student 2024-5), Professor Duncan Matthews (Director of Research, Centre for Commercial Law Studies) Hoffmann Eitle award prize for best Queen Mary LLM essay in European Law of Patents
16 June 2025

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.

Domestic Violence in Pakistan book cover. It has the title of the book, and a close up of a floral ceramic pot. Queen Mary PhD Graduate authors new book on domestic violence in Pakistan
10 June 2025

Dr Daanika Kamal (Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway University of London) has published a new book titled Domestic Violence in Pakistan: The Legal Construction of ‘Bad’ and ‘Mad’ Women. The book was published in May 2025 by Oxford University Press.

Ruth Fletcher and Dimitri Van Den Meerssche. School of Law success at the QMSU Education Awards
2 June 2025

The School of Law came top in two categories at this year’s Queen Mary Students’ Union Education Awards.

Queen Mary Banking and Finance Law LLM students outside the Bank of England. Shaping the Future of Central Banking: Bank of England in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London
29 May 2025

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.”

Lady Justice from behind holding a set of scales Second Imagination Research Network Annual Meeting Held
28 May 2025

20-21 May 2025 saw the second annual meeting of the Imagination Research Network. Over 2 days and across 4 workshops, Network members and guests discussed the theory and history of imagination.

A microchip design in blue and purple. Queen Mary law experts advise the UK Government on the use of artificial intelligence in financial services
27 May 2025

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.

Front cover of the Legal Workers' Inquiry. There are three images from protests and demonstrations from legal workers throughout history. New edited volume presents the first workers' inquiry of the UK legal sector
21 May 2025

Dr Tanzil Chowdhury (Queen Mary) and Dr Jamie Woodcock (King's College London) have published a new edited book titled Legal Workers Inquiry: Worker Writing from Across the Sector in Britain. This is a joint research project between Queen Mary's Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context and the Socialist journal Notes from Below.

A statue of Adam Smith in Edinburgh. Professor Maks Del Mar to speak at Adam Smith Festival of Ideas
13 May 2025

Professor Maks Del Mar will be speaking in Kirkaldy, Adam Smith's birthplace, as part of the Adam Smith Festival of Ideas (5-8 June 2025).

A digitally rendered image of the euro symbol in a coin in electric blue. Dr Daniele D’Alvia awarded funding to investigate the adoption of a Digital Euro
6 May 2025

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.

A group of people standing in front of a blue screen in a classroom Fashion Law Day Success
1 May 2025

Fashion Law Day on the 14th April commemorated the launch of our brand new Fashion Law LLM, which is the first and only LLM of its kind in the UK. 

Leneka Rhoden smiling. Queen Mary LLM student to present at an International Atomic Energy Agency conference
28 April 2025

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.

view of Israeli West Bank barrier from Bethlehem. Facebook hosts Israeli ads promoting illegal activity
24 April 2025

Professor Neve Gordon appeared in a YouTube Short from Al Jazeera English commenting on Facebook's advertising activity and practices.

A black and white image of the earth cut in half with an image of a burning oil spill in the top half. BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street are the real power behind Big Oil’s climate retreat, report finds
15 April 2025

A small group of powerful investment firms is quietly fuelling the global oil industry’s retreat from climate targets, according to a new report published today by the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London.

Leeds University Great Hall building aerial view looking north towards Headingley. Professor Lastra to deliver the Professor James Lecture in Leeds on 23 April
10 April 2025

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.

The main patio of the University of Palermo with marble columns and lawns. Dr Noam Gur spoke at the University of Palermo about conflicts between law and state officials’ directives
8 April 2025

Dr Gur presented the paper ‘Obedience to Law vs Obedience to State Officials’ at the workshop ‘Authority, Obedience, and Autonomy’, which was held at the University of Palermo on 6-7 March 2025.

A group of students stood together in a building foyer Queen Mary Students visit the International Maritime Organisation Legal Committee Meeting
4 April 2025

On the 25th of March, a group of LLM students from Queen Mary University of London were invited to attend the Meeting of the Legal Committee of International Maritime Organization at their London HQ. States discussed pressing issues to the law of the sea, such as human rights of abandoned sea farers.

Sewage pipe discharges sewage and wastewater into the river. Polluting Water and Fossil Fuel Bosses Are Being Put Under Citizen’s Arrest for Causing a ‘Public Nuisance’
4 April 2025

Professor David Whyte speaks to the Byline Times about Citizens Arrest Network's targeting of executives at UK water and oil and gas companies.

A woman sat on the floor of her room in the dark looking worriedly at her phone. Law does not ensure 'revenge porn' images are deleted
4 April 2025

Professor Fran Ridout, Director of Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre, spoke to the BBC about the shortcomings of laws around ‘revenge porn’.

Photo of Professor Peter Cameron smiling and wearing a grey suit Welcome Professor Peter Cameron to CCLS
25 March 2025

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies is delighted to welcome Professor Peter Cameron to our academic staff as the Chair in Energy and Climate Law. Read our Q&A with Peter below to find out about his background, what excites him about joining Queen Mary, and his book recommendation for students wanting to broaden their understanding of law.

The qLegal team standing with their LexisNexis award, next to Sir Tony Robinson. Double Success for Queen Mary at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025
18 March 2025

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

The front of the New York Stock Exchange Building. There is a frieze in the pediment, held up by Corinthian columns.There is a Big Tech shares tumble as Trump adds chaos to stock market mix
14 March 2025

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.

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