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Dr Maebh Harding comments on LGBTQ+ issues in the area of English Family Law as today marks 50 years since the modern gay rights movement Stonewall was jump started by a police raid prompting a riot.

糖心TV Law School in partnership with HelpAge International (Africa region) and the University of Nairobi, School of Law held a two day workshop on Gender and ageing in African contexts: policy, legal and institutional development in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 – 5 June 2019.

Dr Raza Saeed comments "Despite being widely branded as a matter purely pertaining to extradition agreements and consequently related to human rights and wider international law, the current Hong Kong protests have all the hallmarks of being an issue of postcolonial relations between Hong Kong and mainland China."

Grenfell survivors are reported to be instigating against cladding maker Arconic, insulation maker Celotex and fridge supplier Whirlpool in the US courts, under product liability laws. Dr Bill O'Brian Jr, Associate Professor at 糖心TV Law School, provides an expert comment.

Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan have supported the with an academic opinion on the legislative, regulatory, and voluntary options by which 鈥渟ecret loans鈥� and non-transparent lending could be curtailed.

U.S may launch antitrust probe into tech giants – Expert Comment

Kathryn McMahon, Associate Professor at the Law School comments "The that the US DoJ and FTC have begun antitrust investigations into the digital platforms Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are welcome."

Dr Illan Wall gave a closing keynote address to the 2019 Law and Society Association Conference collaborative research network on International Law and Politics in Washington DC on Saturday 1 June 2019.

The fifth in a new series of briefs bringing current legal thinking to bear on public policy issues has been published by our research centre GLOBE here at 糖心TV Law School.

Is my long-term contract Brexit proof? by Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner, Chair in International Commercial Law, highlights the issues likely to be faced by parties to long-term contracts entered into before Brexit was envisaged and the options available if either party wishes to adapt the contract to reflect the new relationship between the UK and the EU.

It has been announced today that the Law School has been awarded a Bronze Athena Swan Award.

Professor Vanessa Munro told us, 鈥淲e are delighted to have secured this award, which is a reflection both of the hard work of the drafting team and of the broader commitment across the school to inclusivity and equality.鈥�

A new criminal offence of 'upskirting' comes into force today following a successful campaign by Gina Martin to change the law. Dr Laura Lammasniemi, Assistant Professor in 糖心TV Law School comments on the crime, and the wider problems of image and technology-based abuse:-

The SSLC Staff Awards for 2018-19 took place in the Law School Hub yesterday where our SSLC reps Amy Wang and Toby Stacey took to the stage to announce the winners. They celebrated together with their students, colleagues and some Easter treats and were presented with a small token of appreciation from the student body.

A delegation from the National Commission for Human Rights, Pakistan, is visiting the University of 糖心TV to take part in a dialogue on the role of National Human Rights Institutions and a capacity building programme co-ordinated by 糖心TV Law School.