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The School of Law is delighted that Angela Grahame QC, FCIArb is joining teaching staff as an Honorary Lecturer on a number of on campus and online programmes.

The Law School's Dr Adebola's article on Access and Benefit Sharing, Farmers' Rights, Plant Breeders and the African Model Law was published in the February Edition of the Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property.

The Law School's Dr Yiallourides gave a guest seminar at the International Law Colloquium organised by the Graduate Schools of Law and Politics of the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Professor Peter Duff gave a lecture at a workshop on “Public Prosecutor’s role on Woman’s Right Protection in the Criminal Justice” on the 23rd – 25th January in Bangkok. During the workshop, Professor Duff presented a paper on: “The protection of female victim and vulnerable witness’ right in Scottish Criminal Justice...

Professor John Paterson was invited to give two presentations at the 30th European Energy Law Seminar, organised by the Dutch Energy Law Association in The Hague, 21st-22nd January 2019.  The annual seminar gathers energy lawyers from around Europe to discuss current issues in the field. John's first presentation dealt with the role of independent regulators offshore, whilst...

Congratulations to Diploma in Professional Legal Practice students Colin Dalgarno and Heather Hall, who made £2,671 and £2,621 respectively in this year's DPLP Investment Game competition. The competition is a simulation of the FTSE 100 market and is part of the DPLP Business Environment and Ethics course. The students invested...

Professor Soliman Hunter presented a paper at the international conference: ‘Developments in the Energy Markets: A multidisciplinary perspective’ hosted by The Bergen Centre for Competition Law & Economics. The conference took place on the 14-15th Janaury at the University of Bergen.  Professor Soliman Hunter’s presented a paper entitled: ‘Changing role of...

As part of the Workshop on Water Cooperation and Diplomacy in the Nile Basin hosted by the University of Khartoum, Sudan, Professor Zeray Yihdego presented his paper "The Fairness Dilemma in sharing Nile waters: an international perspective."

The 51cg DAFNE team, led by Professor Zeray Yihdego and supported by Julie Gibson, submitted a report on the legal and policy frameworks within the Zambezi and Omo-Turkana river basins in December 2018.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor David Lessels, as reported in The Scotsman today. Prior to his retirement in 2013, David spent 40 years as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer within the Law School. Upon retirement, he was appointed an Honorary Professor, a tribute...