Warwick Law School News
Warwick Law School News
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Should the courts intervene in prorogation?
Warwick Law's Professor John McEldowney comments on the legal challenges to the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament.
Dr George Meszaros comments on the dramatic increase in Amazon fires
"Traditionally the farming lobby illegally opened up land in Brazil and the state acquiesced. With his aggressive rhetoric Bolsonaro has pump primed that sector." Dr George Meszaros, Associate Professor in Warwick Law School, comments on some of the political and legal issues surrounding the burning of the Amazon.
Dr Andreas Kokkinis comments on a call to shift corporate priorities from profit to social purpose
Commenting on the issued by the influential US group, the Business Roundtable, Dr Andreas Kokkinis said:- "The Business Roundtable, one of the most influential US business groups representing some of the largest US companies, has just reversed its long-standing policy on the purpose of the business corporation.
Energy price cap has destroyed competitive market for consumers, research shows
New powers by the regulator Ofgem to set a maximum price for energy has meant an end to 鈥渉ealthy competition鈥 between companies, finds a new study which recommends that it would be better to instead regulate the way consumers renew their contracts with gas or electricity firms.
Dr Alison Struthers responds to Independent Commission for Countering Extremism call for 鈥渘ational conversation on extremism.鈥
Warwick Law's Dr Alison Struthers is co-author of one of eight peer-reviewed papers published today by the Independent Commission for Countering Extremism. Dr Struthers and Dr Diane Webber, Visiting Fellow in the Center on National Security and the Law at Georgetown University, evaluate the effectiveness of teaching so-called 鈥淔undamental British Values鈥 in schools as a means to counter extremism.
Market competition sets tone for lower cost of UK mobile phone contracts, research shows
Healthy and competitive markets – and not stringent regulations – help dial back the cost of mobile phone contracts, according to new research from Christopher Bisping at Warwick Law School and Dr Timothy Dodsworth of Exeter Law School.
Dr Kokkinis' recent work on EU corporate and financial law and on Brexit and the UK financial services
As Brexit negotiations continue in the UK, Warwick Law School鈥檚 Dr Andreas Kokkinis has published one article on the issues involved for UK financial services firms:
Andreas Kokkinis and Andrea Miglionico, 鈥楧os and don鈥檛s of Brexit: The future of the UK financial services sector鈥 (2018) 7 Law and Economics Yearly Review 48 – 72.
50 years since Stonewall: Expert comment on LGBT+ issues in family law
Dr Maebh Harding comments on LGBTQ+ issues in the area of English Family Law as today marks 50 years since the modern gay rights movement Stonewall was jump started by a police raid prompting a riot.
Gender and ageing in African contexts workshop
Warwick Law School in partnership with HelpAge International (Africa region) and the University of Nairobi, School of Law held a two day workshop on Gender and ageing in African contexts: policy, legal and institutional development in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 – 5 June 2019.
Raza Saeed talks proposed Hong Kong-China extradition bill
Dr Raza Saeed comments "Despite being widely branded as a matter purely pertaining to extradition agreements and consequently related to human rights and wider international law, the current Hong Kong protests have all the hallmarks of being an issue of postcolonial relations between Hong Kong and mainland China."
Grenfell survivors to take legal action in the US
Grenfell survivors are reported to be instigating against cladding maker Arconic, insulation maker Celotex and fridge supplier Whirlpool in the US courts, under product liability laws. Dr Bill O'Brian Jr, Associate Professor at Warwick Law School, provides an expert comment.
Labour's proposals for an Overseas Loans Transparency Act
Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan have supported the with an academic opinion on the legislative, regulatory, and voluntary options by which 鈥渟ecret loans鈥 and non-transparent lending could be curtailed.