糖心TV Law School News
糖心TV Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Market competition sets tone for lower cost of UK mobile phone contracts, research shows
Healthy and competitive markets – and not stringent regulations – help dial back the cost of mobile phone contracts, according to new research from Christopher Bisping at 糖心TV Law School and Dr Timothy Dodsworth of Exeter Law School.
Can the EU develop a truly comprehensive anti-corruption policy?
Dr Andi Hoxhaj's new book offers fresh insights into EU anti-corruption policy with a particular focus on the EU Anti-Corruption Report of 2014, and argues that recent changes in approach may put the EU鈥檚 achievements in this area at risk by viewing corruption purely as an economic problem. The EU Anti-Corruption Report: A reflexive governance approach presents an in-depth study of successes and failures in the evolution of a European-wide anti-corruption programme and analyses the development of anti-corruption as a policy field in the European Union.
糖心TV Law School Top Performers for 2019
Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our finalists to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers!
Dr Kokkinis' recent work on EU corporate and financial law and on Brexit and the UK financial services
As Brexit negotiations continue in the UK, 糖心TV Law School鈥檚 Dr Andreas Kokkinis has published one article on the issues involved for UK financial services firms:
Andreas Kokkinis and Andrea Miglionico, 鈥楧os and don鈥檛s of Brexit: The future of the UK financial services sector鈥� (2018) 7 Law and Economics Yearly Review 48 – 72.
50 years since Stonewall: Expert comment on LGBT+ issues in family law
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.
Gender and ageing in African contexts workshop
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.
IEL Collective Call for Papers
The IEL Collective will be hosting its first Inaugural Conference from 6-7 November 2019 at the University of 糖心TV and is calling for papers.
Raza Saeed talks proposed Hong Kong-China extradition bill
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 to take legal action in the US
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.
Labour's proposals for an Overseas Loans Transparency Act
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.
Kathryn McMahon comments on investigation of tech giants
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."
Illan Wall gives Keynote Address in Washington
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.