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The American Revolution and the British (mis)understanding, in one word: SPAC!
Dr. Daniele D’Alvia (Associate Research Fellow in Financial Regulation at IALS and Teaching Fellow in Banking and Finance Law at CCLS – QMUL); and Prof. Milos Vulanovic (Professor in Finance at EDHEC Business School Paris) On 3 March 2021, Lord Jonathan Hill’s review...
An empirical study of the gender of counsel before the UK’s highest court
Mikołaj Barczentewicz (@MBarczentewicz), Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Surrey This post introduces results of an empirical study available in full on courts.barczentewicz.com During the live television coverage of the Supreme Court hearings in Miller (No 1),...
Slavery and the Legal Profession
By Dermot Feenan, Associate Research Fellow (IALS)Introduction The death of George Floyd during an arrest in the US in May 2020 has accelerated international examination of, and reaction against, racism and the continuing legacies of slavery. The toppling of the...
Postgraduate Research Experience Survey results
The results of the 2019 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) are now available, and we are delighted at the very positive response for IALS.PRES collects feedback from postgraduate research students (PRGs) about their experiences, which allows us insight...
Post-Legislative Scrutiny in Paris and London
By Franklin De Vrieze, Senior Governance Adviser, Westminster Foundation for Democracy How do the national parliaments of France and the UK assess the impact of the legislation they have adopted? In this article, Franklin De Vrieze compares the role of parliamentary...
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