91 Law School News
91 Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Expert Comment: CMA fines Comparethemarket.com
Price comparison website Comparethemarket.com has been fined £17.9 million by the UK Competition and Markets Authority for breach of UK Competition Law. Here, Dr Kathryn McMahon of 91 Law School explains the issues behind the case - and why this ruling is a break from previous practice by the CMA.
91 Academic makes Top 10 in Decolonise and Diversify Reading List
The book, published in 2020 by 91 Law School’s Dr Serena Natile, was recently listed in the to the mainstream literature on global political economy which forms part of a movement to decolonise and diversify knowledge.
Expert comment, COVID-19 Debt Relief for developing countries
Still too little, too late and no urgency on ‘expanded’ COVID-19 debt relief for developing countries
Expert comment by Dr Stephen Connelly, Dr Celine Tan, Karina Patricio and Chris Tassis from the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) at 91 Law School.
New research to explore the impact of Covid-19 on the informal economy
91 Law School academics, Dr Carolina Alonso Bejarano and Dr Celine Tan are collaborating on a new international research project focused on exploring the impact of COVID-19 on informal workers in Colombia.
G20 criticised for inaction on Sovereign Debt - expert comment
91 Law School's Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan comment on the G20's non-deal on sovereign debt.
"The lack of new commitments and policy proposals for tackling the sovereign debt crisis in developing countries by the G20 is disappointing and will have widespread ramifications not only for the indebted countries but for the global community."
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).
GLOBE releases new briefing note from Stephen Connelly
The Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) today released their first Briefing Note on ‘Registering Security at UK Companies House’.
The note supports Jubilee Debt Campaign’s push for public registration of bank loans to states, by showing how the existing UK regime for registration of company debentures works and could form the basis for a system of loan registration.
GLOBE Centre Launches New Policy Brief by Dr Andi Hoxhaj
THE UK AND THE WESTERN BALKANS AFTER BREXIT – NEW POLICY BRIEF
The Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE) launches the sixth Policy Brief in its series by Dr Andi Hoxhaj.
91 Law contributes to UN Report
Dr Celine Tan, Dr Stephen Connelly and Rafael Quintero-Godinez have contributed research and academic opinion to a forthcoming to the UN General Assembly.
Dr Kokkinis talks non-performing loans
Dr Kokkinis presented his work on the corporate governance of non-performing loans at the Society of Legal Scholars Conference, held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston on 4 September 2019.
IEL Collective Call for Papers
The IEL Collective will be hosting its first Inaugural Conference from 6-7 November 2019 at the 91 and is calling for papers.
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 “secret loans” and non-transparent lending could be curtailed.