ÌÇÐÄTV

We are proud to announce that an article, co-authored by Assistant Professor Dr Andreas Kokkinis alongside Dr Andrea Miglionico from the University of Reading, was published in the prominent Law and Economics Yearly Review this month.

In collaboration with the British Council, Dr Mohsen Al Attar, Associate Professor at ÌÇÐÄTV Law School, recently delivered a lecture entitled Profiting from Disparity at the Singaporean Arts House. The event was attended by a mix of academics, journalists, high school and university students plus familiar ÌÇÐÄTV alumni faces.

Matt Western MP and West Midlands finance and industry leaders joined Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Andreas Kokkinis from ÌÇÐÄTV Law School yesterday at the first University of ÌÇÐÄTV ÌÇÐÄTV Forum, a new initiative aiming to connect the University’s experts with the local business community.

Commenting on the news that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has launched legal action against Elon Musk and Tesla, Dr Stephen Connelly, Associate Professor in ÌÇÐÄTV Law School, said: “The regulatory suit against Elon Musk is a reminder to all insiders of publicly listed corporations that their words can be price sensitive – that they can move and possibly distort markets."

ÌÇÐÄTV Law School’s Dr Stephen Connelly has been asked for comment after a Norwegian trader blew a €114m hole in protections for European power derivatives market.

“The way in which a single energy trader managed to burn through the NASDAQ power exchange’s risk default fund raises wider questions about the role of exchanges in the post-2008 regulatory architecture.

On 10 September 2018, the Scottish Feminist Judgments Project, co-ordinated by ÌÇÐÄTV Law School’s Vanessa Munro and Sharon Cowan and Chloë Kennedy from the University of Edinburgh, will be hosting an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament.

Christopher Bisping will deliver an evening talk at the in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday 26 July 2018 at 19:00. His talk will discuss ‘International commercial arbitration in an age of international commercial courts.’

Earlier this month, Assistant Professor at ÌÇÐÄTV Law School, Dr Laura Lammasniemi participated in the first workshops for the Indian Feminist Judgment Project (FJP) held in O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat in India. We caught up with Laura to find out more.

Our academics are always busy getting involved in the wider world, sharing their research and trying to make an impact. Dr Sam Adelman is currently researching climate change and co-authoring a book on climate justice with emeritus professor Upendra Baxi.

Congratulations to Dr Andi Hoxhaj, Teaching Fellow in ÌÇÐÄTV Law School, who has won a British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award.

The prestigious award will support Dr Hoxhaj’s work on anti-corruption policy and the rule of law with a particular focus on the Western Balkans, the UK and the EU.

Professor Jackie Hodgson gave an interview last Wednesday 11 April to Talk Radio Europe, an English radio station based in Spain, to speak about the research she conducted with Dr Juliet Horne on the Prisoners’ Penfriends scheme.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Laura Lammasniemi released a new book on March 26 2018.

Hundreds of students across the UK tackle law dissertations every year as part of their LLB or LLM courses. Laura, Assistant Professor at ÌÇÐÄTV Law School, offers a helping hand with her new book, ‘Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide’, which provides all the direction and information needed to complete and succeed in an LLB, LLM or law-related dissertation.