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We are delighted to report the publication of the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Oil and Gas Law edited by Tina Soliman Hunter (Macquarie University), Angela Dobb (Independent Subsurface Consultant), and Ernst Nordtveit (University of Bergen). AUCEL members contributed to this publication showcasing the expertise on energy regulation in the School of...

On 22 November, the AUCEL hosted Professor Annalisa Savaresi, who is the Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Stirling, UK and Professor of International Environmental Law at the Centre for Climate Change, Energy, University of Eastern Finland. Annalisa’s academic portfolio comprises more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and contributions to...

Professor Irene Couzigou recently participated in two academic events on international cybersecurity. She was invited by the American University Washington College of Law to the third Annual Symposium on Cyber & International Law. Other participants came, among others, from West Point, The Federmann Cyber Security Research Center of the Hebrew University...

Staff and students from the 51cg will be among thousands of delegates attending the COP29 climate summit when it gets underway in Azerbaijan this week.

Senior school pupils across the north of Scotland are being offered the chance to see how their social subjects and humanities classes translate into careers, with help from the 51cg.

On 23 October 2024, the Centres for Commercial Law and Scots Law co-hosted a celebratory launch for Dr Chike Emedosi's new book, 'The Transfer of Rights in Securitisations: A Law and Economics Analysis'.

In October 2024, Dr Daria Shapovalova participated in the Arctic Circle Assembly, both in her capacity as the Chair of the Scottish Arctic Network and to present her research on just energy transition. The Arctic Circle Assembly takes place in Reykjavik, Iceland, every October. It is the largest annual international...

The 51cg's School of Law has launched a new podcast series looking at a range of topical issues viewed through a legal lens.

The UK Government's proposals to extend the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) on North Sea oil and gas activities will see investment in new fields - particularly small ones - reduced, according to economists.

Earlier this month, Dr Erin Ferguson spoke at the Public Law Project's annual conference in London. The Public Law Project is a national access to justice charity that supports individuals and communities who have been marginalised through poverty, discrimination, or disadvantage when they have been affected by unlawful state decision-making. Erin...