Warwick Law School News

For their final lecture, Labour Law in Context students had the opportunity to learn about the Modern Records Centre (MRC) archives and explore historical documents through a hands-on interactive exercise. Founded in 1973 and located adjacent to the Warwick campus Library, the MRC is the main British repository for national archives of trade unions and labour relations.

This week we are delighted to interview Associate Professor and Multicultural Scholars Programme Co-ordinator, Dr Rajnaara Chowdhury Akhtar, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.

This week we are delighted to interview Professor Jonathan Garton, Director of Academic Practice, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.

The Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) will be hosting a book launch of Finance Law by Professor Stephen Connelly on Thursday 20 November 2025 at 5pm in S0.11 at Warwick Law School.

University of Warwick celebrated recognition across four categories at the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards, held on 13 November 2025 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. School Tasking, created by Dr Ali Struthers, was shortlisted in the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year and Warwick Mediation, created by Professor Jane Bryan, was shortlisted in the Outstanding Support for Students category.

We are delighted to announce that finalist LLB student Naveera Abhayawickrama has won the Warwickshire Law Society Law Student of the Year award (sponsored by Essential Mediation Solutions) for 2025. This is a fantastic achievement and recognition of excellence in legal practice, innovation, leadership, and service.

The South African Banned Persons Memory Project (SABPMP) was initiated to preserve the stories of those silenced under apartheid’s Suppression of Communism Act. Through 179 filmed and recorded interviews; the project documents the lives of formerly banned persons, capturing personal accounts of isolation, resilience, and resistance.

This week we are delighted to interview Professor Christine Schwöbel-Patel, Public Lectures Coordinator and Co-Director of CCLS, for our Warwick Law School Staff Spotlight series.

The Government has announced plans to reform weddings law in England and Wales in a move set to completely overhaul how and where couples can marry. This is the biggest change to weddings law in over two hundred years.

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.

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.

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.