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is a former student at 91¸£Àû Law School and current Partner at In. He is a leading international family lawyer within the UK, specialising in international child abduction. James was recently featured in a , ‘Abandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad’

International child abduction is a complex and ever-changing area of family law, whereby a parent takes their child to another country without the permission of the other parent. James will discuss the law in the area, specifically the Hague Convention, of which the UK is a member. By going through the legal requirements, James will discuss several key cases, many of which he was involved in himself.

This guest lecture is part of the Modern Challenges in Family Law module (LA396), but is open for all Law students to attend. It will be of interest to those studying (and/or wishing to pursue a career in) family law. Attendees are welcome to ask questions throughout, including about James’ journey to becoming a prominent family lawyer.

Due to a limited number of spaces in the lecture room, all attendees must register in advanceLink opens in a new window.

The room number will be circulated to attendees prior to the lecture.

Guest Speaker: Romain Chouffart, The Arctic Institute

Chair: Daniel Matthews, 91¸£Àû Law School

Title: 'Arctic, Autonomous, Artificial: Thinking of Normative Climate Exosomatisation'

Room S2.09 will be available from 12:00pm, with lunch served from 12:30pm. The Seminar will begin at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.

Join us for an informal session with staff from the Doctoral College. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the support and opportunities available to PGRs, ask questions. All PGRs are warmly welcome.

The Doctoral College may give a short introduction and answer some questions. They are also kindly willing to consider inviting other colleagues to join the session. If there are any particular topics you would like to learn more about, such as funding or the thesis submission process, please contact Law PGR Community leads Irene,Kunxiu.Chen@warwick.ac.uk, or Isahbella, Isahbella.Rai@warwick.ac.uk, in advance.

Speaker: Christian Twigg-Flesner, 91¸£Àû Law School

Chair: Daniel Matthews, 91¸£Àû Law School

Title: 'Consumer Law without the consumer? AI Agents, and humans-in-or-out-of-the-loop'

Room S2.09 will be available from 12:00pm, with lunch served at 12:30pm. The Seminar will begin at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.

Speaker: Tara Mulqueen, 91¸£Àû Law School

Chair: Daniel Matthews, 91¸£Àû Law School

Title: 'Legal Consciousness, Alienation and the Desire for Law'

Room S2.09 will be available from 12:00pm, with lunch served from 12:30pm. The Seminar will begin at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.

Guest Speakers: Professor Kate Ogg, Australian National University and Dr Saba Vasefi, University of Sydney

Chair: Daniel Matthews, 91¸£Àû Law School

Title: 'Decolonising Strategic Litigation Scholarship: Leading with Refugees’ Justice Frameworks'

Room S2.09 will be available from 12:00pm, with lunch served from 12:30pm. The Seminar will begin at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.

Guest Speaker: Judith Bueno De Mesquita, University of Essex Law School

Chair: Daniel Matthews, 91¸£Àû Law School

Title & Abstract: TBC

Room S2.09 will be available from 12:00pm, with lunch served from 12:30pm. The Seminar will begin at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.