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News from the School of Law 2011

PhD funding for 2012 announced
30 November 2011

Over £575,000 funding for postgraduate legal research at Queen Mary.

New Intellectual Property Journal launched by Queen Mary
13 April 2011

LLM in Intellectual Property, MSc Management of Intellectual Property, Certificate in Intellectual Property

Queen Mary Student wins University of London's Georg Schwarzenberger Prize for Best Performance in LLM International Law
28 February 2011

Elisabeth Lees is one of three joint winners for 2010-2011 of the University of London’s Georg Schwarzenburger Prize for the best performance on the LLM in International Law. Many congratulations to Elisabeth, who now practises in Grand Cayman.

School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary, University of London is shortlisted for the Sustained Contribution to Best Practice Award by the Global Arbitration Review
21 February 2011

The Global Arbitration Review (GAR) is a leading arbitration journal. It has shortlisted five groups for the Sustained Contribution to Best Practice Award, BA committee on arbitration, ICC Institute, OGEMID, UNCITRAL working group and the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary, University of London. The winner will be announced on 3 March 2011.

Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas has been invited to speak on "Variable Geometry in Climate Change Negotiations: The Role of the Asia Pacific Region,"
10 February 2011

Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas has been invited to speak on "Variable Geometry in Climate Change Negotiations: The Role of the Asia Pacific Region," as a Panelist at the conference Contemporary International Law Issues in the Asia Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges, Grand Formosa Regent, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 May - 1 June 2011.

Dr Phoebe Okowa appointed as Hauser Global Visiting Professor at New York University
8 February 2011

Dr Phoebe Okowa has been appointed a Hauser Global Visiting Professor at New York University, School of Law for autumn 2011. During her tenure she will teach a course on disputed topics in international law of armed conflict and international criminal law. In addition she will continue research for her book on Sovereignty Contests and the Protection of Natural Resources in Conflict Zones.

Dr Duncan Matthews' research paper on “Patents in the Global Economy”, commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP)
31 January 2011

Dr Duncan Matthews' research paper on “Patents in the Global Economy”, commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) as independent evidence for UK government policy has been published by the Intellectual Property Office.

Dr Duncan Matthews appointed to the IPO Trade and Development Expert Advisory Group
27 January 2011

Dr Duncan Matthews was appointed to the Intellectual Property Office Trade and Development Expert Advisory Group in January 2011.

Queen Mary LLM student wins major award for top thesis in International Tax Law
25 January 2011

The John Avery Jones Thesis 2010 prize was awarded to Gauthier Cruysmans who studied on the LLM in Tax Law programme at the School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London.

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