News and events
Read about the latest news and events from CCLS in Paris.
Joint Research Seminar of Queen Mary University of London, the University of Vienna and University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne – Fourth Edition
Following the success of previous editions, Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration (SIA) joined forces with the University of Vienna and Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne to co-organise the fourth edition of the Joint Research Seminar on International Arbitration in Paris.
Paris Induction January 2026: Opening Event
19 January 2026
Induction Week at Queen Mary in Paris: New LLM Students Begin Their Journey
14 October 2025
Christopher Aarage and Lea Saade, Queen Mary University of London LLM in Paris class of 2026, share their experiences from their LLM Induction Week and Opening Lecture.
Queen Mary London and Paris LLM Students Participate in the first ICC Dispute Resolution Universities Programme
26 June 2025
Silvia Lamprinopoulou, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution (CIDR) LLM London (class 2025), Claire Berns, CIDR LLM London (class 2025), and Francois Wouter Landman, Intellectual Property Paris LLM (class 2025), report on Queen Mary University of London's participation in the first ICC Dispute Resolution training Programme for Universities.
London and Paris Students Participate in Paris Arbitration Week 2025
23 May 2025
Silvia Lamprinopoulou, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM London (class 2025), and Francois Wouter Landman, Intellectual Property LLM Paris (class 2025), report on Queen Mary University of London's involvement in the Paris Arbitration Week 2025, including contributions from both our London and Paris LLM students to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Joint Research Seminar of the University of Vienna, Queen Mary and University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne – Third Edition
17 March 2025
Building on the success of previous editions 2023 and 2024, Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration once again collaborated with the University of Vienna and the Sorbonne Law School (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) to co-organise the third edition of the Joint Research Seminar on international arbitration in Paris.
Ten years of Le Café des Arbitres
29 February 2024
Le Café des Arbitres, or LCDA, a series of Paris-based conferences hosted by Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration, marked its 10th anniversary with an event discussing the impact of technology and artificial intelligence and whether international arbitration as an industry will survive.
Queen Mary wins at the 2023 Global Arbitration Review Awards
5 April 2023
Professor Maxi Scherer won the award for best prepared and most responsive arbitrator at the Global Arbitration Review Awards, which were held on 30 March 2023.
Spreading the love for arbitration
22 February 2023
Joint Research Seminar of the University of Vienna, Queen Mary University of London and University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne by Alejandro Arias de Luna (LLM Paris, class 2022) and Orlando Guterres (LLM London, class 2023)
CCLS Paris Opening Lecture and award ceremony with Jeantet
17 February 2023
On 24 January, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London (Paris) and the Sorbonne Law School invited senior in-house lawyers from three major Paris-based international companies to speak to our Paris LLM students.
Paris Postgraduate Debate Team
22 February 2022
As one of the extra-curricular activities proposed by Queen Mary in Paris, postgraduate students have the opportunity to represent Queen Mary University of London in debates against military officers studying at the École de Guerre (EDG).