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Landmark reform of weddings law linked to weddings study

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:22:06 GMT

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.

Professor Vanessa Munro is highly commended for Research Impact

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:44:00 GMT

Warwick Law School’s Professor Vanessa Munro was highly commended for her research impact in the recent Warwick Research Celebration, which recognised colleagues who have excelled in different aspects of research.

Over 100 attendees participated in the Warwick Law School Public Lecture at USIU-Africa

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:15:00 GMT

Warwick Law School, in collaboration with United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), hosted a successful public lecture last month in Nairobi, Kenya, that attracted over 100 students, academics, and legal professionals. The event provided a platform for insightful discussions on pressing legal and social issues, reinforcing Warwick’s commitment to global engagement and academic collaboration.

Supporting neurodiverse students

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Warwick LLB students Olivia Cooper and Leo Rudd have been working to develop a written resource to help staff better understand, support and accommodate the needs of our neurodivergent students. EDI reps OIivia and Leo are working on this really important issue to ensure Law School staff are fully equipped to offer the right support.

Dr Hyo Yoon Kang elected as Co-Director of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 GMT

We are thrilled to share that Dr Hyo Yoon Kang, Reader/Associate Professor at Warwick Law School has been elected this month as the Co-Director of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP) for a five-year term.

ELI Council approves interim report on ADM-Readiness of EU Consumer Law, co-authored by Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:40:00 GMT

The Council of the European Law Institute (ELI) has recently approved an interim report for its project on Guiding Principles and Model Rules for Algorithmic Contracts directed by Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner.

Warwick Law Students Address Social Housing Allocation Inequalities

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:06:03 GMT

Warwick Law School students recently presented the results of a legal research project into social housing allocation inequality conducted as part of Warwick Law in the Community’s Strategic Social Justice Clinic. The presentation outlined the complex issues surrounding change of circumstance applications to Coventry City Council’s social housing team. The outcomes of the student’s work have resulted in resources that will be used by a local law centre in helping some of the most vulnerable people in Coventry secure adequate and timely assistance in their housing need.

Ground-Breaking Report launched by Minister for Safeguarding at the House of Commons

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT

On Monday 13 March 2023, Vanessa Munro and Lotte Young Andrade launched a report that they co-authored with Sarah Dangar (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) entitled ‘Learning Legacies: An Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews in Cases of Domestic Abuse Suicide’. The aim was to learn more about the profiles and experiences of victims, the adequacy of service responses during their lives and after their deaths, and the ways in which DHRs are commissioned and conducted in suicide cases.

Alex Horne praises School Tasking primary outreach project

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Taskmaster creator and co-presenter ‘little’ Alex Horne has provided a recorded testimonial about Warwick Law School’s Dr Ali Struthers and the hard work and commitment she has shown to the School Tasking project. “The work that Ali has been doing […] has been genuinely remarkable.” Watch the full video testimonial.

School Tasking in the community and on the BBC!

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:22:00 GMT

Making outreach work fun and engaging for primary school children (and showing them University can be an exciting prospect!) WLS’ School Tasking programme is growing in popularity and reach with a recent piece on BBC News Midlands highlighting the positive impact it’s having.