Manchester Centre for Law and Business

Centre for Law and Business, School of Law, University of Manchester, established in 1989.

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Here are some photos from the workshop organised earlier this month on the collapse of #ThamesWater: https://t.co/pSgfb2EjQs

[Guy Baldwin @GuyJBaldwin]

Excellent book launch today by @BavosoVincenzo

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Great event yesterday featuring our own @BavosoVincenzo presenting his recent book titled "Debt Capital Markets: Law, Regulation and Policy", OUP 2024. Thanks to all the participants for a lively discussion, and to Professors Garcia Oliva and Galanis for the introduction.

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

We are happy to announce the book launch by Professor @BavosoVincenzo
On 7 May. Please register via the link below:
Book Talk: Debt Capital Markets: Law, Regulation and Policy https://t.co/s6bi4NJvyK

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

It was a pleasure to host Prof Marc Moore from @UoN_Law last week: "Private Equity's Neglected Pre-History: A Trans-Atlantic Perspective"

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Last week's CLAB research seminar featured Prof Charlotte Villiers from @BristolUniLaw, who delivered an excellent presentation: "The EU and Sustainable Finance: A Pact with the Devil?" @CharlotteV64 @law_uom

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Upcoming CLAB events (updated schedule)

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

For our final research seminar in Semester 1, @BavosoVincenzo presented "The Quest for Access to Finance: Between the (Broken) Promises of FinTech Lending and the (Hopeful) Tradition of Susu", many thanks to our members for comments/questions. More events to come in Sem 2!

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Our speaker for yesterday's CLAB research seminar was @WhaymanDR presenting on 'Incomplete Agency and the Re-Evaluation of the Applicability of the Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty in England', organised/chaired by @AjHannay @JohnPicton5

[Orkun Akseli @OrkunAkseli]

It was great to listen to our Visiting Scholar @CaliskannAlican who presented his comparative research on the assignment of receivables @law_uom @ManchesterCLAB @khashukuk @BasakZBaysal

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Today our visiting researcher Alican Caliskan from @khashukuk delivered an excellent presentation "Assignability of Receivables under Turkish and English Law: Requirements and Prohibitions", chaired by @OrkunAkseli, attended by @law_uom staff, PhDs and online participants

[Orkun Akseli @OrkunAkseli]

It is a great pleasure and honour to be part of the @UNIDROITorg Model Law on Factoring Consultation Event.
@law_uom @ManchesterCLAB

[Abubakri Yekini @yekinilaw1]

Kola Mayomi and I contributed a chapter to "Soft Law in International Trade Finance", examining UCP 600 enforcement in Nigeria, a key contribution to understudied commercial law in Africa.
Check out the book: https://t.co/hvjcvjxESq
@ManchesterCLAB @law_uom @MILC_UoM

[Orkun Akseli @OrkunAkseli]

It was lovely to visit @ku_lawschool @hukuk_bilkent @khashukuk and to meet many wonderful colleagues & students to discuss the many intersections of financial regulation and secured transactions law reform with my colleague @BavosoVincenzo @law_uom @ManchesterCLAB

[Abubakri Yekini @yekinilaw1]

Off to Beijing!

This Friday, as part of the @BritishCouncil's Going Global Partnerships initiative, I'll be delivering a talk at the China University of Political Science and Law, where I'll discuss the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention and its implications for China.

[Abubakri Yekini @yekinilaw1]

How can businesses effectively balance sustainability with economic efficiency? #Sustainability #BusinessDecisions #EcoEfficiency

@ManchesterCLAB @law_uom

[Orkun Akseli @OrkunAkseli]

15th Transnational Commercial Lawyers Conference @law_uom @ManchesterCLAB

[Orkun Akseli @OrkunAkseli]

It is a great pleasure to organise the 15th Transnational Commercial Lawyers conference at @law_uom @ManchesterCLAB 3-4 October. We look forward to welcoming colleagues from around the world for in depth discussions on financial inclusion, ESG, and sustainability

[Manchester Centre for Law and Business @ManchesterCLAB]

Thanks to everyone who attended CLAB research symposium today -excellent presentations by our members Qinqing Xu, @OrkunAkseli, Michael Galanis, @BavosoVincenzo, Fiona Lakareber, @yekinilaw1, Rachael Ntongho, Nicolette Butler, Niyoosha Shishehgar and Alan Cunningham @law_uom