Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
The History of Economic Thought Society (THETS) met at Warwick
The School of Law and the Department of Economics hosted the 55th Annual THETS Meeting from 3 to 5 September 2025. Annual meetings have been held since 1968, making THETS one of the oldest established groups of historians of economics.
First study on the ‘one-lawyer-two-clients’ format of family law support published by WLS
A report by Dr Rachael Blakey has found that the ‘one-lawyer-two-clients’ format of family law support ‘can be highly effective in facilitating an agreement between certain divorcing or separating couples’.
Dr Carolina Alonso-Bejarano’s collaborative project ELMO-MENTO has secured 100k USD in additional funding
The New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded Dr. Carolina Alonso Bejarano’s collaborative project ELMO-MENTO a 100,000 USD National Dance Project Grant to support the creation and U.S. touring of the piece.
[Art by Peter Quach]
Former PhD student publishes monograph on Cross-border Bank Crisis Management in ASEAN
Sharon Wassamon Kun-amornpong, who studied at Warwick Law School from 2018-2023 under the supervision of Professor Dalvinder Singh has published a monograph based on her PhD thesis. The monograph, titled ‘The Financial Trilemma and Cross-border Bank Crisis Management in ASEAN’ was published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Warwick Law School launches the 2025/26 Writing Wrongs Schools Programme
Writing Wrongs is a writing programme for local Year 12 and 13 students which supports young writers from widening participation backgrounds to explore issues related to social justice and to improve their storytelling and writing skills. The deadline for applications is Saturday 22 November 2025. For more information see the Writing Wrongs webpage.
National Student Survey 2025: Highlights from Student Feedback and Next Steps for the Law School
Thank you to everyone who completed this year’s National Student Survey (NSS). We are delighted to share the results and, most importantly, how we are acting on your feedback.
Warwick Alumna is appointed as new Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson has been appointed as the new Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The EHRC is Britain's independent equality and human rights regulator. It is a United Nations accredited ‘A status’ National Human Rights Institution (NHRI).
Its role is to make the country a fairer place by enforcing and upholding the laws that safeguard everyone’s right to fairness, dignity and respect.
14 Law alumni amongst those honoured with Inaugural Ashton Award in Namibia
The University of Warwick has proudly presented the inaugural Ashton Award to an extraordinary group of alumni who studied at Warwick between 1979 and 1989, in recognition of their collective achievements in shaping the transformation of Namibia. The Ashton Award, named after Baroness Catherine Ashton, the University’s first female Chancellor and a global advocate for diplomacy and justice, celebrates the power of collective alumni action to bring about meaningful change.
Excellence That Endures: Warwick Secures Top 6 Spot in Rankings Again!
Warwick has retained sixth place position in the latest University rankings. The Daily Mail University Guide 2026 highlighted excellence in graduate salaries, support for students to achieve high-skilled jobs, and research quality.
Dr Rachael Blakey is shortlisted for SLS Peter Birks Prize
We are excited to share that Dr Rachael Blakey has been shortlisted for the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Peter Birks Prize for her monograph, Rethinking Family Mediation: The Role of the Family Mediator in Contemporary Times. The prize recognises outstanding legal scholarship published by Early Career Academics.