Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Dr Laura Lammasniemi awarded Leverhulme Fellowship
Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Dr Laura Lammasniemi who has been awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship for her project, “Narratives of sexual consent in criminal courts, 1870-1950”.
Social care and Covid-19: Inadequacies in the UK government’s response
Professor Ann Stewart writes for the Commission on Care blog about the significant problems facing the care sector in the UK during the Coronavirus outbreak.
‘Law in the Time of Covid-19’ – New eBook
Warwick Law School’s Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner has contributed to a recent eBook focusing on ‘Law in the Time of Covid-19’. Edited by Katharina Pistor and published as a free eBook by Columbia Law School, it features contributions from many scholars.
COVID-19 and the suspension of financial and securities regulation rules: Striking the right balance
Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Associate Professor of Law at Warwick, is part of a new project focusing on regulatory suspensions during the Covid-19 crisis.
Law graduate secures prestigious scholarship to study at Oxford
June Ong who graduated from our three year LLB programme in June 2019 has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship as a representative of Malaysia for her studies on the (Bachelor of Civil Law) BCL course, followed by an MPhil in Law. She will be a member of Lady Margaret Hall.
The Global Research Network COVID-19 Panel Discussion
Join our very own Dr. Raza Saeed for The Global Research Network COVID-19 Panel Discussion on Monday 20 April. Raza and other panellists will be discussing the impact of the pandemic and the opportunities it offers for radical social change.
Sign up now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUgQMcJiHs&feature=youtu.be
Drop the Debt - expert comment from Dr Celine Tan
The Jubilee Debt Campaign has revealed that 60 countries are spending more on paying their creditors than they are on health. Dr Celine Tan comments on calls to #DroptheDebt to help these countries fight the Coronavirus.
How can we trace and name each refugee who has drowned in the Mediterranean?
The latest post from Lacuna Magazine, produced by our Centre for Human Rights in Practice.
In Italy forensic pathologist Cristina Cattaneo is working to identify some of the 20,000 refugees who have died or gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean.
LLB Student Awarded CUHK Global Law Scholarship
Current LLB student Francesca Mitrofan has been awarded The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Law Global Scholarship to study on their LLM programme from September later this year.
Coronavirus: Law Assessments Update
Following on from the message received on Monday from the VC regarding the Coronavirus situation, Andrew Sanders, our Head of School has created this update to clarify the situation for all of our Law School students in order to avoid any confusion.
Should Government consider a generalised stay of enforcement of financial covenants?
Should Government and the Bank of England act to relieve the pressure on corporates to satisfy financial covenants in loan agreements, given the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus "suppression strategy"? Warwick Law School's Dr Stephen Connelly comments.
Top Studying and Revision tips from Warwick Law mentors
Throughout term 2 Warwick Law School piloted a new mentor scheme for our students. Before leaving for Easter break we asked our mentors to put together a few top tips or Studying and Revision!