Centre for Business Law and Practice - University of Leeds

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On the 1st of October we were honoured to host Justice Ioannis Ktistakis of the European Court of Human Rights for our Annual Liberty Lecture.

Read more below for details of his lecture: “Should the European Court of Human Rights become Europe’s environmental court?” 👇

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|🎉 Come along to the launch event of @cblpleeds.bsky.social's new “Technology, Governance & Intellectual Property Group”, where Dr Sabine Jacques will be speaking about #licensing and fairness in #music in the age of generative #AI.

📅 6th Nov
⏰12.00-13.00
📍Seminar Room 1.14, Liberty Building

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With #AI, data centres, and #cloud computing set to double global #energy demand by 2030, energy is not simply a compliance matter but a strategic priority. Dr Blazsek calls for the inclusion of Energy Efficiency in Singaporean guide to using #GenAI in the #Legal Sector:👇
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Red Bull loses EU raid fight as court backs rationale for antitrust probe Europe’s General Court sided with Brussels, saying investigators had real grounds to dig deeper into the energy drink giant’s market tactics.

🎉 School of Law academic in the news!

Dr Eun Hye Kim @cblpleeds.bsky.social offers expert opinion on the 'Red Bull and Others v Commission case', saying it shows how the court is adjusting to the digital age.

Read more of her important commentary 👇

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Recommend 'The Future of Geographical Indications' to your library and grab your copy here

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[Book Review] The Future of Geographical Indications: European and Global Perspectives The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Read @jocelynbos.se great review of 'The Future of Geographical Indications' on #TheIPKAT here:

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Check out this great review of Dr @anzapp.bsky.social and Professor Enrico Bonadio's edited collection!

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Our @delaferiar.bsky.social talking on a new podcast about global tax trends, challenges, opportunities, and how to prepare for the tax system of the future. Check it out below! 👇

💡 We are waiting for your abstracts for the next issue of the Journal of Law, Market and Innovation dedicated to 'Governing AI and Digital General-Purpose Technologies: balancing Innovation, Competition and Rights in the Digital Economy'.

🗓️ The deadline is 25 November.

For more info 👇

YouTube video by Vatvocate The most important global VAT questions, trends and challenges - Rita de La Feria

New episode of a new podcast. We talked about global tax trends, challenges, opportunities, and how to prepare for the tax system of the future. All intertwined with stories, career advice, and a lot of laughter. Hope people find it useful.
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To discover more of our experts, search via expertise here: tinyurl.com/3kyxezt4

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In honour of #WorldFoodDay yesterday, we are proud to showcase five School of Law academics who are all working on issues surrounding food. Meet Dr Andrea Zappalaglio, Dr Clare James, Dr Carrie Bradshaw, Dr Clare Patton, and Dr Maria Anna Corvaglia 👇

Throughout Dr Maria Anna Corvaglia’s mapping exercise, ‘Is Intra-African Trade Regionalism a Driver for Sustainable Development?’ she explains how increased trade between African countries could help address problems caused by climate change and environmental damage: tinyurl.com/yn6jjj8c

Excellent podcast discussion on the most important global VAT questions, trends and challenges with Professor @delaferiar.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

Have a listen 👇

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We are delighted to announce the formation of the Technology, Governance and IP Law Group, which provides a central point for the School's outstanding research and teaching in Intellectual Property and Cyber Law, and areas related to information and emerging technologies.
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Rescue or Leverage? Argentina’s Balance of Payments and the Geopolitics of Liquidity The US Treasury’s decision to extend a swap line to Argentina through the Exchange Stabilization Fund is the latest manifestation of Argentina’s structural external imbalance and the enduring geopolit...

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🎉The School of Law is thrilled to welcome four new members of staff!

Meet them below!👇
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School of Law academic engages in cross-border academic dialogue at University of Cambridge Dr Ci Ren attended an academic roundtable discussion at the University of Cambridge Law Faculty as part of a delegation welcoming leading scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Dr Ci Ren @cblpleeds.bsky.social recently engaged in cross-border academic dialogue at the University of Cambridge. She was part of a delegation welcoming leading scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Read more about the event and her speech on AI and Fintech 👇
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Insightful commentary on Argentina’s balance of payments and the geopolitics of liquidity, from our very own Dr @kpatricio.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

Read more👇

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Our Professor Sheehan, host of the 116th Annual SLS Conference at Leeds, says:

'We do the research we do and the scholarship we do precisely because we want it to make some sort of difference.'

Read more about the School of Law's engagement in this impactful conference 👇

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In this year’s Liberty Lecture, Ioannis Ktistakis, Judge at the ECHR, will explore the role of courts in responding to climate change and ask whether the European Court of Human Rights should become ‘Europe’s environmental court’.

Don’t miss this conversation on climate and the law.

Register👇

The @cblpleeds.bsky.social has a new research group!

TGIPG is a central point for our outstanding research and teaching in IP and Cyber Law, and areas related to information and emerging technologies.

Watch this space for cool new things emerging from this group! 👇

I'm delighted that my lecture yesterday at the Competition Commission of Pakistan was featured in a national newspaper in Pakistan.

Are you interested in IP Law, Technology and Governance of Innovation?

Our Technology, Governance and IP Law Group (TGIPG) is officially operational.

Stay tuned and contact us for more info.

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🎉Congratulations to our @profpeterwhelan.bsky.social who has appeared in a national newspaper in Pakistan on the basis of the lecture he gave at the Competition Commission!
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I had a lovely time in Malaysia last week. I visited Taylor's University and presented my research at a two-day conference. I really enjoyed attending and getting to know some of their scholars. I also delivered talks at The Alice Smith School and at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur. Pakistan is next!

Delighted to share that from Oct 1st I'll be Visiting Professor of Law at Oxford University! I first joined Oxford in 2007. I'm immensely honoured that the @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social has now formally granted me the Visiting Prof title. As @judithfreedman.bsky.social says no-one ever leaves Oxford.

Until we acknowledge this, and start working on overcoming the political economy problem, we will continue applying VATs that are at best sub-optimal, at worst both inefficient *and* unfair. Full paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Discussing IP and Sustainability at @biicl.bsky.social at a beautiful event organised by #NatalieCorthesy

Fantastic and fun book launch event at #CCLS @qmul.bsky.social

With
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#EnricoBonadio
#NatalieCorthesy

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