This blog article has been written by Dr Alisdair MacPherson and Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and…
This blog article has been written by Professor Burcu Yüksel Ripley and Dr Alisdair MacPherson. As part of a SPICe academic fellowship, they have previously written a briefing on Digital Assets in Scots Law considering the treatment of digital assets in Scotland and with reference to developments in other countries and…
The Global South Law Research Network (GSLRN) spurred dialogue on Africa’s energy transition at a webinar hosted on 10th October 2025 by the South Africa-based Climate Disasters International Foundation, titled ‘The Energy Quadrilemma and the Role of Law in Solving the Energy-Climate Nexus.’ Presenting at the event were scholars from…
In 2019, I assessed the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 for the publisher Palgrave, just after the framework’s 10th anniversary.1 Here, I found that this extensive Westminster statute remained nationally important and even internationally pioneering; but I also highlighted that the Scottish Parliament had…
It’s been two months since I moved to Helsinki for my study abroad year, so I thought I’d share some of the biggest cultural shocks I’ve experienced so far.
Let’s start with the academic side (mostly so that the university is happy I’ve written something educational first!). In Helsinki, I…
First, let me introduce myself. I am Simone, a law student at the University of Trento, located in the North-East of Italy and very close to the Dolomites. During my studies, I became increasingly passionate about Intellectual Property (IP), and in the summer of 2024 I planned to spend a…
This blog article is based on a paper I presented at the Digital Assets Project (DAP) Annual Conference 2025 at the University of Oxford on 4 July 2025. I would like to thank the organisers, Professor Louise Gullifer, Professor Jennifer Payne and Javier Paz Valbuena, for the opportunity…
Dr Titilayo Adebola, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Commercial Law, delivered the Keynote Address at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)’s Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications 2025. The Symposium was jointly organised by WIPO and the Companies and Intellectual Property Office of Zimbabwe, with the support of…
To celebrate this year’s LGBTQ+ History Month, the School of Law’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee are highlighting useful resources online and around campus. As part of our commitment to increasing the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in law and the impact of law on LGBTQ+ people we are proud to…
In this post, I will be sharing notable highlights from my paper ‘Transplanting the EU Directives on Renewable Energy to the ECOWAS Supplementary Act: A Catalyst for Positive Change?’ which was published by the OGEL Journal earlier this year. In said paper, I investigated the Economic Community of West African…
