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Mrs Larisa Babiy and Mrs Samia Gambier speaking with Dr Maria Fanou in front of LLM Paris students. Paris Induction January Opening event 2026
25 February 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.

Cover of Neil MacCormick by Maks Del Mar. It is royal blue with a profile of a white marble bust of MacCormick. Events on Maksymilian Del Mar’s book on Neil MacCormick
9 February 2026

Maksymilian Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities, will be speaking about his recent book on Neil MacCormick in two fora.

European Central Bank building at dusk. Why Europe Is Slow-Walking Stablecoins Despite MiCA
6 February 2026

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

Dr Noam Gur speaking to students at a workshop. Dr Noam Gur delivered a research seminar on conflicts between law and state officials’ directives as a guest speaker at the University of Lisbon
19 January 2026

Dr Gur delivered the seminar as part of a workshop series of the Lisbon Legal Theory forum at the University of Lisbon.

The destroyed abandoned building and the Mount of Temptation on the background at Palestinian city of Jericho at West Bank, Palestine. Israel flattens camps
16 January 2026

Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation at Queen Mary, wrote for Middle East Eye, arguing that Israel’s destruction of refugee camps in Jenin, Nur Shams, and Tulkarm is forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Venezuelan flag. Geopolitics meets markets
16 January 2026

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.

Front of the Bank of England with the Union Jack flying above it. Professor Rosa Lastra acts as Specialist Advisor for new Report on private markets
14 January 2026

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

Lady Justice from behind holding a set of scales Professor Jonathan Griffiths has co-drafted an Opinion for the European Copyright Society
13 January 2026

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.

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