Law School Research
Equine Law and Policy Research Centre falls under the Law School’s umbrella. It also plays host to the Denning Law Journal, the only journal named after one of the most famous Law Lords of the 20th Century.
This environment has encouraged growth in research and has offered support for members of academic staff and a growing body of postgraduate research students. We currently supervise a wide range of research projects (LLM by Research/MA/PhD). Current areas of research projects include Public International Law, International Human Rights laws, Governance, Money Laundering, Intellectual Property, Financial Services & Regulation, Family Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Judicial Studies; and Jurisprudence; and Corporate Law. If you are interested in any of these subjects, please contact the following staff:
- Adolfo Paolini
Financial Regulation and Services; Insurance; Corporate Law - Francis Grimal
Public International Law (use of force) - Patricia Covarrubia
Intellectual Property - James Slater
Jurisprudence; Criminal law - Gar Yein Ng
Comparative Constitutional law; Judicial Studies - Sarah Sargent
International Human Rights Law; Equine Law - Jocelyn Scutt
Family Law; Women’s Rights - Frances Burton
Land Law; Family Law - Saad Alrayes (supervise at LLM level only)
Fintech; Regtech; Cryptocurrencies; Law and Innovations; Venture Capital and Equity Crowdfunding; Artificial Intelligence and Ethics; Cybersecurity; E-commerce (market and legal design); Big Data; Digital Finance; ICOs; Smart Regulation; Smart Contract; Stock Market and Securities Law; Corporate Governance; Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Law (SMEs); Entrepreneurs and Startups Regulations; Sharing Economy; Islamic Finance; Islamic Banking Law; Foreign Investment Policies and Regulatory Compliance; Corporate law; and Financial regulation. - Jessica Walsh (supervise at LLM level only)
Human Rights, Rule of Law and Corruption, Dispute Resolution & ADR.
How to apply
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If you have any questions, please get in touch with us on law-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1280 828205.
Successfully defended PhDs
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