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Evidence given by two 51cg academics to a UK Parliament Committee regarding Retained EU law following Brexit has been referenced extensively in the Committee's resulting recommendations to the UK Government.

51cg law student Megan Allan has been announced as the winner of The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 (WGC2022) 'Worldpool' artwork competition, with her work going on display at the M&S Bank Arena during the event which begins in 100 days-time.

The 51cg has had five transformational projects shortlisted in an internationally recognised awards scheme celebrating sustainability excellence.

On 22nd and 23rd June 2022, the Scottish International Law conference International Law and Technological Progress took place at the 51cg King’s College Centre. The event was organised by Professor Irène Couzigou, with support and contributions from Dr Edouard Fromageau, Dr Daria Shapovalova, and Nikki Pearce and her...

On June 3rd and 4th, legal researchers from Kobe University, 51cg, Hokkaido University, Nihon University, Tokai University, and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) met to discuss the initial research findings of Professor Roy Partain (Aberdeen) into the sources, causes, and modelling of the ‘anticommons’,...

Law School student Syed Adil has been shortlisted in the hotly-contested UK-wide Future Legal Minds competition.

On the 11th and 12th May 2022, Dr Eddy Wifa attended the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow where he presented a poster on "Regulatory Reconfigurations for the Design of a Robust UK Offshore Wind Health and Safety Risk Governance Regime". Considering the expected growth and complexity of the industry, he argues...

The Centre for Private International Law has set up two annual prizes in memory of Professor Jonathan Fitchen. Jon, who was a much-loved colleague and an outstanding private international law scholar, led the Centre from 2018 until his untimely death in January 2021. The ‘Jonathan Fitchen Prize in Private International Law’ will be awarded to the...

Professor Adelyn Wilson and Dr Robert Taylor have been invited to give oral evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee at the UK Parliament as part of its inquiry into the future of Retained EU law.

The European Commission published a legal proposal which benefits from extensive input from the 51cg’s Centre for Private International Law. The proposal, informally known as “Daphne’s Law” in memory of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, is intended to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations (SLAPP).   SLAPPs are abusive lawsuits which...