News from the School of Law
Study claims country-wide loot box ban isn’t “practically achievable”
11 August 2022
Leon Y. Xiao's research on loot box regulation was featured in NME.
Ukraine faces key test on debt freeze plan in bid to avoid messy default
11 August 2022
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the Daily Mail discussing Ukraine's debt.
First beneficiary of ‘The Mishcon de Reya Scholarship’, in association with Queen Mary University of London, announced
10 August 2022
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.
Law undergraduate awarded prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship
25 July 2022
Tyron Denton, one of our law undergraduate students, was recently awarded a prestigious 2022 scholarship. He shares his experience of the Scheme and why eligible students should also work with their university contact for the scheme to apply.
Experts warn NFTs used for money laundering and wash trading
15 July 2022
Dr Saskia Hufnagel appeared on Australia's ABC Radio National Breakfast Show discussing her research on Financial Crime and Non-Fungible Tokens.
Dr Noam Gur speaks at the University of Palermo about autonomy, authority, and philosophical anarchism
EU’s frontex tripped in its plan for ‘intrusive’ surveillance of migrants
7 July 2022
Dr Niovi Vavoula speaks to Balkan Insights about the PeDRA programme.
Russian debt default: experts explain what it means for Russia and for global financial markets
4 July 2022
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal writes for the Conversation Russia’s recent default on its foreign debt.
Queen Mary team won the Games Industry Law Summit international mooting competition
4 July 2022
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.
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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.
Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
29 June 2022
Queen Mary's Professor of Human Rights Law, Merris Amos, has written for the Conversation about plans to replace the 1998 Act with a new UK Bill.
Russia slides towards default as payment deadline expires
27 June 2022
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the media discusses Russia getting closer to default.
Mishcon de Reya LLP and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre submit joint submissions to the Public Bill Committee on the Online Safety Bill
These submissions are made on behalf of victims of image-based sexual abuse (or "revenge porn"), and form part of a project that we have been working on with Mishcon de Reya LLP to consider how the Online Safety Bill can be drafted so as to best protect such victims.
Professor Maks Del Mar joins the Editorial Board of Law & Literature
Maks Del Mar’s book, Artefacts of Legal Inquiry, wins the IVR’s Commendation for Excellence
22 June 2022
Professor Maks Del Mar’s book, Artefacts of Legal Inquiry, has been awarded the International Association for Legal and Social Philosophy’s Commendation for Excellence in the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy.
Dr Noam Gur co-organises the UK-IVR Annual Conference 2022
22 June 2022
The UK-IVR Annual Conference (‘Law, Rationality and Practical Reason: Ancient and Contemporary Perspectives’), co-organised by Dr Noam Gur and his colleagues on the UK-IVR executive, took place on 10 - 11 June 2022.
Letter: Regulate stablecoins in the same way as bank deposits
16 June 2022
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.
Queen Mary academics and graduate discuss intellectual property law in the Financial Times
16 June 2022
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.
Leon Xiao receives a grant to investigate loot boxes in Belgium and China
9 June 2022
Leon received a grant of £3,000 from the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG).
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.
Queen Mary School of Law alum standing in the next General Election (GE15) in Malaysia
13 May 2022
Siti Kasim, who graduated from Queen Mary School of Law with an LLB in 1995, is standing in as a candidate in the Batu constituency.
87% of Queen Mary School of Law research outputs rated 3* and 4*
12 May 2022
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).
CCLS to hold their first ever Giving Day from 8-9 June - Save the date
8 May 2022
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.
How will Musk’s plans for Twitter hold up against Europe’s new tech regulations?
4 May 2022
Professor Eric Heinze speaks to Marketplace Tech about European Union’s new Digital Services Act.
Queen Mary launches student essay competition on ‘Lawyers and Sustainability’
3 May 2022
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.
Queen Mary climbs in international subject rankings for law
21 April 2022
The rankings were compiled by the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
Professor Rosa Lastra delivered the 4th Edinburgh Fintech Law Lecture
20 April 2022
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.
Rwanda asylum seekers: UK government criticised over 'cruel' plan
19 April 2022
Dr Niovi Vavoula and Professor Elspeth Guild featured in the media discussing the latest plans.
Dr Hedi Viterbo wins Socio-Legal Studies Association Early Career Book Prize
14 April 2022
Dr Viterbo won this award for his book, Problematizing Law, Rights, and Childhood in Israel/Palestine, published by Cambridge University Press
Facebook struggles with hate speech around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
11 April 2022
Professor Eric Heinze argues there is no right way to regulate hate speech on social networks.