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Criminal justice laws and tougher sentencing won't address real issues with serious violence says Dr Henrique Carvalho

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:57:22 GMT

Dr Henrique Carvalho says the criminal justice laws and tougher sentencing won't address real issues with serious violence.

Not using someone’s given name because you can’t pronounce it: expert comment

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:30:05 GMT

Evidence given by cricketer Azeem Rafiq today about his experiences at Yorkshire, included claims India batter Cheteshwar Pujara was called 'Steve' by coaches, players and the Yorkshire website, because a teammate couldn’t pronounce his name.

Dr Jane Bryan from Warwick Law School comments.

GameSpot and 'short-squeezing': expert comment

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:37:41 GMT

Video games retailer GameStop has seen its share price rise dramatically as amateur investors organised to 'short squeeze' professional investors. Dr Stephen Connelly of the School of Law comments on what is so unusual - and risky - about this situation.

Competition and Markets Authority fines Comparethemarket.com - competition law expert comments

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:32:54 GMT

Price comparison website Comparethemarket.com has been fined £17.9 million by the UK Competition and Markets Authority for breach of UK Competition Law. Here, Dr Kathryn McMahon of Warwick Law School explains the issues behind the case - and why this ruling is a break from previous practice by the CMA.

World Bank President calls for the UK and US to make it harder for creditors to sue the poorest countries.

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:35:38 GMT

Speaking at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, World Bank Group President David Malpass urged the UK and the US to "do more to reconcile their public policies toward the poorest countries and their laws protecting the rights of creditors to demand repayments from these countries." Members of Warwick Law's GLOBE research group, who have proposed just such a legal reform for the UK, respond.

Coronavirus declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:05:19 GMT

Global health law expert Dr Sharifah Sekalala comments on the WHO decision to declare 2019-nCoV a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Brazil's Supreme Court makes decision that could free Lula - expert comment

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:34:00 GMT

Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned a 2016 decision that defendants who failed a first appeal could be imprisoned. Dr George Meszaros from Warwick Law School comments on the ruling, which could see former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva released.

School of Law's Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner comments on 'costly trap' of insurance policy auto-renewal

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:34:00 GMT

An interim report by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has estimated that millions of consumers are overpaying on insurance premiums by remaining loyal to their provider and not shopping around. Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner from the School of Law has highlighted how auto-renewal of policies can be used by providers to their own advantage.

Dr Maebh Harding comments on LGBT+ issues in family law, as today marks 50 years since the gay rights movement started

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:42:42 GMT

Dr Maebh Harding, from the School of Law at the University of Warwick comments on LGBT issues in the area of English Family Law as Stonewall, as LGBTQ+ groups mark 50 years since the modern gay rights movement was jump started by a police raid prompting a riot.

Labour's proposals for an Overseas Loans Transparency Act - Expert Comment

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:18:18 GMT

The recent Mozambique/Credit Suisse fraud case has highlighted the problem of secret loans that are helping to push impoverished countries into debt. Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan of Warwick Law have been supporting Jubilee Debt Campaign's work on this issue. Dr Connelly comments on the news that Labour plan an Overseas Loans Transparency Act to tackle the problem.