2026 news
New Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’, experts warn
13 April 2026
A new joint briefing from the Institute of Employment Rights warns that the Government’s new workplace watchdog, the Fair Work Agency, risks failing to deliver meaningful protections for workers unless urgent changes are made.
Young Perspectives on Extremism
1 April 2026
On Tuesday, 24 March, the School of Law hosted Resilience in Unity for a Project Unity event, 'Young Perspectives on Extremism'.
#PublicDebtIsPublic Expanded Documentation Bank and Upcoming Framework Hub
25 March 2026
National and global economies are built on public debt. The price of public debt affects all other prices. When governments borrow, they are committing the public to repay - and yet, the terms of government commitments are rarely accessible, often unintelligible, and far from robustly accountable to the public.
Dr Davor Jancic cited by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
23 March 2026
In its latest report entitled “From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future” (3rd Report of Session 2024–26, HC 857, published on 6 March 2026), the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee cites the evidence submitted by Dr Davor Jancic, Reader in Law at Queen Mary University of London.
Foreign stablecoins under EU law: risks and regulatory responses
19 March 2026
Dr Daniele D’Alvia’s has been awarded funding by the European Central Bank (ECB) Legal Research Programme to examines the regulatory and systemic implications of foreign stablecoins within the European Union.
qLegal students connect with Bloomberg professionals in speed mentoring series
13 March 2026
Bloomberg welcomed qLegal students to its London offices for a second speed mentoring event in March 2026, building on a partnership that gives students direct access to professionals with a broad mix of expertise from across the organisation.
Queen Mary environmental law expert invited to be President of the Youth Forum on United Nations Global Goals 2026
10 March 2026
Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice was invited to be the President and Keynote speaker at the Youth Forum on United Nations Global Goals (YFGG) 2026.
Professor Dr Róbert Szuchy gives lecture at Queen Mary on The Double Injustice of AI
10 March 2026
On 19 February 2026, Professor Dr Róbert Szuchy, Vice-Rector for Education and Full Professor at Károli Gáspár University (Hungary, Budapest), delivered an invited lecture at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) of Queen Mary University of London.
Queen Mary LLM students invited to 3VB International Women’s Day event with Lady Justice Juliet May
10 March 2026
On 4 March, students from Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies had the privilege of attending the 3VB International Advisory & Dispute Resolution Unit’s International Women’s Day event.
Hong Kong and London arbitration centres celebrate their 40th anniversaries with seminar on insolvency and arbitration
The School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London (the SIA) and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) hosted a special seminar on “Insolvency, Arbitration Agreements and Ongoing Arbitrations”.
What oil, stocks and bonds are telling us about the Iran conflict and how long it might last
6 March 2026
Dr Daniele D’Alvia wrote for The Conversation about how oil, stocks and bonds might indicate the direction of the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran.
Paris Induction January Opening event 2026
25 February 2026
On Monday, 19 January 2026, we had the immense pleasure of welcoming our new Paris LLM cohort with a dedicated opening event held at our premises in Paris.
Events on Maksymilian Del Mar’s book on Neil MacCormick
9 February 2026
Maksymilian Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities, will be speaking about his recent book on Neil MacCormick in two fora.
Why Europe Is Slow-Walking Stablecoins Despite MiCA
6 February 2026
Dr Daniele D'Alvia comments on Europe's approach to stablecoins for Forbes.
Dr Noam Gur delivered a research seminar on conflicts between law and state officials’ directives as a guest speaker at the University of Lisbon
19 January 2026
Dr Gur delivered the seminar as part of a workshop series of the Lisbon Legal Theory forum at the University of Lisbon.
Israel flattens camps
16 January 2026
Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation at Queen Mary, wrote for Middle East Eye, arguing that Israel’s destruction of refugee camps in Jenin, Nur Shams, and Tulkarm is forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Geopolitics meets markets
16 January 2026
Dr Daniele D'Alvia, Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at Queen Mary, wrote for The Conversation about how the dramatic US capture of Venezuela’s president triggered global financial ripples.
Professor Rosa Lastra acts as Specialist Advisor for new Report on private markets
14 January 2026
‘Private markets: unknown unknowns’ was published by the UK House of Lords’ Financial Services Regulation Committee and investigates the growth of private markets.
Professor Jonathan Griffiths has co-drafted an Opinion for the European Copyright Society
13 January 2026
In certain circumstances, the right of access to public information may be frustrated by the exercise of intellectual property rights. The European Copyright Society (ECS) has recently published an Opinion on the Relationship between Rights of Access to Public Sector Information and Copyright Law.