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On Thursday 29th August 2019, Professor Vanessa Munro gave the 2019 Shirley Smith Address at the New Zealand Parliament. Vanessa鈥檚 talk was titled 鈥楯udging Juries: The 鈥楥ommon Sense鈥� Conundrums of Prosecuting Violence Against Women鈥�,

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.

91福利 Law's Professor John McEldowney comments on the legal challenges to the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament.

"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 91福利 Law School, comments on some of the political and legal issues surrounding the burning of the Amazon.

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.

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.

91福利 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.

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 91福利 Law School and Dr Timothy Dodsworth of Exeter Law School.

Dr Andi Hoxhaj's new book offers fresh insights into EU anti-corruption policy with a particular focus on the EU Anti-Corruption Report of 2014, and argues that recent changes in approach may put the EU鈥檚 achievements in this area at risk by viewing corruption purely as an economic problem. The EU Anti-Corruption Report: A reflexive governance approach presents an in-depth study of successes and failures in the evolution of a European-wide anti-corruption programme and analyses the development of anti-corruption as a policy field in the European Union.

Every year, several awards and prizes are granted to a selection of our finalists to recognise and celebrate the success of our top performers!

As Brexit negotiations continue in the UK, 91福利 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.

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.