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Professor Julia Hörnle speaking on the Roundtable show. Is Denmark leading Europe in the fight against deepfakes?
26 August 2025

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

Person wearing a hoodie, with the hood up, looking at computer monitors. How we should - and shouldn’t - ban extremist speech
20 August 2025

Professor Eric Heinze has written an essay for Gov.uk. This is part of an essay series exploring the intricate balance between protecting freedom of speech, upholding the rule of law and combating extremism.

The hands of someone speaking to a group of young people. England’s new free speech law comes into force – what it means for universities
8 August 2025

Eric Heinze wrote for The Conversation about the Higher Education Act 2023, which could change the way universities approach free speech.

A digital globe with icons representing digital connectivity beaming from a padlock at the core. Queen Mary law professor receives a Fulbright Award to the US to research Cybersecurity Governance
30 July 2025

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.

Lady Justice from behind holding a set of scales Dr Noam Gur spoke at a legal theory symposium hosted by the University of Palermo
24 July 2025

The symposium was titled ‘The Limits of Authority’ and centred on the limits of authority in the context of Joseph Raz’s theory.

Vaibhav Gorga, Pritam Dumbré, Silvia Lamprinopoulou, Visalakshy Gupta, Ariane Fuller, Marcos Orofino standing in the reception of CCLS. Queen Mary LLM Students participate in London International Disputes Week 2025
22 July 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.

An open orange pill bottle tipped over on to a table with white tablets spilling out. Dr D’Alvia contributes expert legal opinion to landmark decision by Paris Supreme Court in capital markets case
21 July 2025

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.

Flags of countries of the European Union organised in a circle around the EU flag. Europe’s Crackdown on Speech Goes Far and Wide
16 July 2025

Professor Eric Heinze speaks to the Wall Street Journal on the differences between US and European views on free speech.

Musician pianist playing keyboard digital piano with blue blurred background with lights in concert. Professor Westkamp cited in Kraftwerk Pelham dispute
16 July 2025

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

A bulldozer clearing away rubble in a residential area. Outsourcing Gaza destruction
14 July 2025

Professor Neve Gordon is quoted in The Guardian discussing the Israel Defense Forces advertising for bulldozer operators to demolish the Gaza Strip.

Queen Mary LLM students standing in a pillared hall at the AIEN 2025 conference. Queen Mary LLM Students attended AIEN 2025 International Energy Summit
9 July 2025

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.

Gertrud Metsa receiving her award from Dr Edward Kwakwa (Assistant Director of WIPO). She is stood next to Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham and President-Elect of ATRIP), Professor Orit Fischman-Afori (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and President of ATRIP) Queen Mary doctoral researcher Gertrud Metsa awarded first prize for best presentation at the 43rd ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen
8 July 2025

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. 

Participants at the QMIPRI evergreening workshop. The desks are arranged so participants are facing inwards. QMIPRI hosts workshop exploring “evergreening” in intellectual property law
2 July 2025

On 27 June, the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) 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. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official portrait. From Gaza to Iran, Netanyahu waging wars for his own political survival: Experts
27 June 2025

Professor Neve Gordon spoke to Yeni Şafak about how Israel’s conflicts are driven Prime Minister Netanyahu's objective of political survival.

A group photo of Paris and London LLM students at the ICC Dispute Resolution Universities Programme. Queen Mary London and Paris LLM Students Participate in the first ICC Dispute Resolution Universities Programme
26 June 2025

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.

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.

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