Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
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Locking down Leicester - Expert Comment
Dr Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor in Warwick Law School, comments on the potential challenges of a local lockdown.
COVID-19: Suspending Debt Service for Indebted Countries
Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan are supporting civil society groups, led by Jubilee Debt Campaign UK and Oxfam GB, in proposing legislation in the UK that will have the effect of suspending debt owed to private creditors of countries eligible for the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
Dr Laura Lammasniemi is on the BBC
Assistant Professor Dr Laura Lammasniemi will be appearing on BBC Two鈥檚 A House Through Time on Tuesday 9 June at 21:00.
Dr Laura Lammasniemi awarded Leverhulme Fellowship
Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Dr Laura Lammasniemi who has been awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship for her project, 鈥淣arratives of sexual consent in criminal courts, 1870-1950鈥.
Professor Ann Stewart writes for the Commission on Care blog about the significant problems facing the care sector in the UK during the Coronavirus outbreak.
鈥楲aw in the Time of Covid-19鈥 鈥 New eBook
Warwick Law School鈥檚 Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner has contributed to a recent eBook focusing on 鈥楲aw in the Time of Covid-19鈥. Edited by Katharina Pistor and published as a free eBook by Columbia Law School, it features contributions from many scholars.
COVID-19 and the suspension of financial and securities regulation rules: Striking the right balance
Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Associate Professor of Law at Warwick, is part of a new project focusing on regulatory suspensions during the Covid-19 crisis.
Join our very own Dr. Raza Saeed for The Global Research Network COVID-19 Panel Discussion on Monday 20 April. Raza and other panellists will be discussing the impact of the pandemic and the opportunities it offers for radical social change.
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The Jubilee Debt Campaign has revealed that 60 countries are spending more on paying their creditors than they are on health. Dr Celine Tan comments on calls to #DroptheDebt to help these countries fight the Coronavirus.
Should Government consider a generalised stay of enforcement of financial covenants?
Should Government and the Bank of England act to relieve the pressure on corporates to satisfy financial covenants in loan agreements, given the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus "suppression strategy"? Warwick Law School's Dr Stephen Connelly comments.
Warwick Law School contributes to report on research in global health emergencies
Dr Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor at Warwick Law School was part of an international working group on a two year in-depth inquiry into the ethical issues relating to research in global health emergencies. The aim of the report is to identify ways in which research can be undertaken ethically during emergencies, in order to promote the contribution that ethically-conducted research can make to improving current and future emergency preparedness and response.
Co-edited by Warwick Law Schools Dr John Snape, 鈥楲andmark Cases in Revenue Law鈥 will be launching in London on Tuesday 25 February 2020, 17:45 – 21:00. Landmark Cases in Revenue Law is a book which tells the story of 20 leading revenue law cases. It goes well beyond technical analysis to explore questions of philosophical depth, historical context and constitutional significance. The editors have assembled a stellar team of tax scholars, including historians as well as lawyers, practitioners and academics, to provide a wide range of fresh perspectives on familiar and unfamiliar decisions.