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Forthcoming webinar on international tax reform

22 May 2026

In a webinar organised by the Tax Justice Network and taking place on 1 June 2026, Loughborough Law's Dr Clair Quentin will discuss the past, present and future of international tax reform, in the context of negotiations at the UN to establish an inclusive global framework for tax policymaking.

New masters module: Sports, Law and Global Business

20 May 2026

We have introduced a new LLM module, to be taught by Dr Priscilla A. Duodu Vitoh. The module will provide students with an advanced understanding of how company, commercial, contract, and financial law operate within the global sports industry.

We are hiring!

19 May 2026

Come and join the UK's newest law school. We have two posts available at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level. We're looking for scholars who take a critical, socio-legal, interdisciplinary approach, and who have an interest in the relationship between law and social justice.

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The Next Fix

18 May 2026

Professor Kojo Koram's new book "The Next Fix", which uncovers the forces reshaping the global drug landscape, is out next month. An extract of the book was recently published in The Guardian and there will be a launch at Foyles in London.

SLSA impact grant

28 April 2026

Dr Hellen Mukiri-Smith has been awarded a Socio-Legal Studies Association impact grant for a project on the impact and regulation of Fintech, credit risk-scoring algorithms embedded within Fintech, and biometric digital identity platforms in Kenya.

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"Child Focused Courts"

21 April 2026

Policy briefing published on the national roll out of "Child Focused Courts", by Charlotte Barlow (University of Leeds), Rosemary Hunter & Mandy Burton (Loughborough Law), Helen Richardson Foster & Clare Scollay (University of Lancashire)

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Surrogacy in the UK

14 April 2026

Professor Kirsty Horsey has a chapter on "Surrogacy in the UK" in the new collection on "Surrogacy Today" published by Trivent, and edited by Takis Vidalis and Ismini Kriari.

Presentation on racial justice at the UN

3 April 2026

Professor Kojo Koram presented at the United Nations Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement last week.

Book launch panel event

31 March 2026

We had our first book launch on our Loughborough University London campus last week, with Clair Quentin presenting on their new publication "Capital, Revenue and the Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics of Value", alongside Chandni Dwarkasing (SOAS) and Josh Milburn (Loughborough University).

Leverhulme Research Fellowship

20 March 2026

Professor Camillia Kong has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for a project on "Sense-making Bodies and Perceiving Minds in Disability Law".

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