Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
WLS Staff Spotlight: Dr Daniel Matthews
This week we are delighted to interview Reader in Law and Director of Postgraduate Research, Dr Daniel Matthews, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.
WLS students named as Law Student of the Year finalists
LLB students Henry Whitehurst and Naveera Abhayawickrama have been announced as two of the 'Law Student of the Year' finalists in The Warwickshire Law Society Annual Awards 2025.
WLS students share their Thrive experience
Finalist LLB student Naveera Abhayawickrama and third year Law and Sociology student Virginia Choi have shared their experience of the Warwick Thrive programme and why they believe it is an excellent opportunity for our students.
New Policy Brief on Body Image and Trade Mark Law
The Law School’s Dr Luminita Olteanu has co-authored a new Policy Brief with Professor Ilanah Fhima from UCL Laws. The Policy Brief titled ‘Body Image and Trade Mark Law: A Policy Proposal’ is the result of the Strategic Brand Signalling Roundtable held on 16 June 2025 at Bentham House, with support from IBIL and Warwick Law School.
Five WLS students win Gold Warwick Award
We are delighted to announce that five Warwick Law students have recently achieved a Gold Warwick Award. Finalist LLB students Naveera Abhayawickrama, Tolu Adeyemo, Hailey Chu and Sara Duggal, were kind enough to share their experience of the Warwick Award and why they would encourage others to get involved.
In Memoriam: Professor William Twining
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of Professor William Twining, who passed away peacefully at home on 9 October 2025, aged 91. He joined Warwick Law School in 1972 and was the inspiration behind Warwick’s renowned Law in Context approach to study.
Dr Serena Natile to deliver session on Wages for Housework at the Resonate Festival
Dr Serena Natile will deliver a session on ‘Revisiting Wages for Housework’ at the Resonate ESRC Festival of Social Science, taking place on Monday 3 November 2025 in Leamington Spa. The event will consider the potential of utopian/dystopian evolutions of work, and how we might shape the future for human wellbeing. Join University of Warwick researchers for an evening of short talks from diverse perspectives of ‘Our Working Lives’.
GLAM-E Lab collaboration brings open access to Wales’ national collections
The GLAM-E Lab, based at the University of Warwick, has collaborated with Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales to bring open access to Wales’ national collections.
WLS Staff Spotlight: Dr Paula Hollstein Barria
This week we are delighted to interview Teaching Fellow Dr Paula Hollstein Barria, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.