About us
The Corporate and Financial Law Research Group is a diverse and vibrant research community comprised of 13 academic members from 10 different jurisdictions and 19 postgraduate research (PGR) students from 8 different jurisdictions who work together and discuss shared research interests in the broad areas of corporate and financial law. The Research Group provides a safe and supportive environment for both academic and PGR student members for creative discussion and collaboration on pressing issues and exciting ideas.
Members of the Research Group carry out research in various areas of law, including Corporate Law and Governance, Financial Law, Financial Regulation, Insurance Law, Money and payments, and Insolvency Law. In their research work, most members of the group study these areas with a focus on sustainability and/or technology, which have emerged as two themes cutting across the group’s areas of expertise.
In our research, we engage with a range of methodologies, including doctrinal analysis, empirical analysis, comparative analysis, and Law and Economics. We value the opportunity to engage with people outside academia and actively seek to exchange knowledge with the private, public and non-for-profit sectors. We also value collaborative and interdisciplinary research and are open to engaging in external collaborative research projects.
Academic members of the Research Group are recognised internationally for their research and regularly contribute to leading journals and other publications. This research informs staff teaching, which spans a range of undergraduate/honours options as well as dedicated Master's programmes in Corporate and Financial Law and International Commercial Law. Our Group's research has also had an impact beyond academia.
Student members of the research group develop excellent doctoral dissertations that make meaningful contributions to academic scholarship and develop outstanding research skills that they then apply in a wide range of professional settings. Immediately after graduating, our doctoral alumni have gone on to work for international law firms, regulatory authorities, and prestigious universities in the UK, the European Union, the Middle East, and East Asia.
The Research Group is led by Professor Javier Solana and Doctor Obiora Ezike.