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💡🌱 Discover fresh insights into #EnvironmentalLaw in the latest articles from UCL Laws' Professor Maria Lee:
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November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Thinking about advancing your career at the intersection of law, finance, and economics?

Join our Virtual Open Session on Fri 28 Nov, 1–2 PM (UK) to discover the MSc Law and Finance - a one-year, executive-style programme co-developed with leading law firms and practitioners.

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November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Congratulations to UCL Laws’ Professor Helen Xanthaki who has been awarded a prestigious Principal Fellowship by Advance HE for her sustained and strategic commitment to high quality student learning. 🥳
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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📢 Justice Driven Insolvency Law: A Normative Theory
🗣️ Dr Bolanle Adebola @uniofreading.bsky.social
📅 13 November 2025 | 🕚 6pm | 📍 In person & online
Part of UCL Laws' Current Legal Problems lecture series for 2025-26.
🔗 Book for free: tinyurl.com/5b787utj
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November 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Join UCL Laws for an upcoming UCL Labour Rights Institute event:

📢 Class Struggle and the Law: An evening in conversation with Lord Hendy KC

📅 27 November 2025 | ⏰ 6pm | 🏛️ UCL Laws

🔗 Book for free www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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📢 Commonhold: The Future of Flat Ownership

Join our expert panel for an evening event in which landmark developments to flat ownership will be explored.

📅 9 December 2025
⏰ 6pm
🏛️ UCL Laws

🔗 Book for free www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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UCL Laws recently visited Malaysia and China to strengthen global ties. 🌏

Highlights:
🎓 Alumni and future student events
✍🏻 New internship MoU
🏛️ Academic talks and visits
⚖️ Legal board meetings
🥳 Celebrating alumni success

Read the news story: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/uc...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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UCL Laws' @drfranarnolddwyer.bsky.social has contributed to the development of the Principles of Reinsurance Contract Law (PRICL), a comprehensive framework for international reinsurance practices that is launching this evening at Lloyd’s of London. 🥳
Find out more ⬇️
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November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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🏙️ Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of how urban living is reshaping international human rights law:

📢 Cities and Human Rights
📅 17 November 2025
⏰ 1pm
📍 In person

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October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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UCL Laws is proud to announce the launch of the Centre for Dispute Resolution, a new academic hub that will promote greater understanding, accessibility and development of dispute resolution to advance the rule of law for all. ⚖️
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October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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💻 How can we ensure that digital regulators overseeing digital markets and ecosystems are and remain accountable? This will be explored during an invitation-only workshop organised by @dmantzari.bsky.social & more.
📅 5 November 2025 | ⏰ 12:30–18:00 | 📍 In person
🔗 Find out more: tinyurl.com/muu6dn79
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October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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📢 The Future of the ECHR – In Europe and the UK
📅 7 Nov 2025 | 🕚 11am | 📍 In person
What’s next for the European Convention of Human Rights?
Join top legal minds including Robert Spano, UCL Laws' Colm O’Cinneide and more for an insightful discussion.
🎟 Book for free: tinyurl.com/yep95z3f
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October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Exciting news from UCL Laws!

Professor Graham Penn, a leading finance law expert, has been appointed Programme Director of the MSc Law and Finance. Applications open Monday, 20 October, for the 2026/27 academic year.

Read the full story: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...

#UCLLaws #FinanceLaw
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October 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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We're proud to share that Professor George Letsas has delivered a keynote at the #CJEU on Proportionality in Human Rights as an Ethical Principle. ⚖️💡
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/yeyrnjf3
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October 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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We’re delighted to share that UCL Laws has been ranked #3 in the UK for studying law in The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. 🌟
🔗 Read more on the new UCL Laws website: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Don’t miss UCL Laws' Quain Lectures in Jurisprudence with Professor Seana Shiffrin @law.ucla.edu – a rare opportunity to hear one of the world’s leading legal and moral philosophers live in London.

📅 20–24 October | 🏛️ UCL Laws
🎟️ Free to attend – book now: buff.ly/pi9UWE4
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October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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🇺🇸 The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith 🇺🇸
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Jack Smith (former US Special Counsel) and Andrew Weissmann (Professor of Practice, @nyulaw.bsky.social).
📅 8 October 2025
🎟️ Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-state-...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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How have epidemics shaped the law over the course of history? 🦠📚
Meet the editors of Epidemics and the Law: From Plague to the Present – including UCL Laws’ Professor Charles Mitchell – in this new blog post from @journallawsociety.bsky.social.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Congratulations to all the amazing UCL Laws students who’ll be graduating today! 🎓🥳

We wish you a wonderful time celebrating your fantastic achievements. It will be a day to remember! ✨

#UCLLaws #UCLGrad #LoveUCL #WeAreUCL #UCLLaws2025
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September 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🎓 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗨𝗖𝗟 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝟴–𝟭𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🎓
Calling all Laws alumni! We will be hosting a special 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 next year as part of UCL’s bicentennial celebrations. Please make a note of the date and we'll share more soon.🗓️
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September 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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We’re delighted to share that @ilianos.bsky.social gave the keynote at the UN’s global competition & consumer protection conference in Geneva, calling for an “agile competition law” to keep pace with rapid digital change and tackle fragmented enforcement worldwide.

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#CompetitionLaw
July 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Delighted to share the J.A.L. Sterling Postgraduate Bursary in Copyright Law — up to £9,000 for students joining the UCL LLM in IP Law (2025–26). Includes mentorship, events & more.

Apply by 15 Aug 2025: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...

#IPLaw #Scholarships
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July 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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UCL Laws awarded Silver in the Green Impact Awards for the 4th year running! 🌿

✔️ 28 Days of Sustainability challenge
✔️ Won UCL Christmas Switch Off, saving 1.1M kWh (≈ 3,700 trees!)

Help us go for Gold: join as a Green Champion! 💚

Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/20...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Last week, @allowrites.bsky.social, representing the Waste Law Research Group (WLRG), gave evidence to UK MPs on tackling plastic pollution.

The group supports the UK’s role in shaping a fair and flexible Global Plastics Treaty.

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#EnvironmentalLaw
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July 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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A date for your 2026 diaries!
📢 Model Law? Template Legal Culture and the Global Production of Environmental Law
By Professor Natasha Affolder (The University of British Columbia).
📅 19 March 2026 | ⏰ 6pm–7pm
🏛️ UCL Laws + online
🔗 Book your free place: tinyurl.com/466yrx38
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July 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM