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Law should be changed so companies pay corporation tax where customers are located, legal expert recommends
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Byron’s swordstick gives new meaning to ’Mad, bad and dangerous to know’
Lord Byron's swordstick will be publicly displayed for the first time in an exhibition at King's College London this summer.

Extreme pornography laws should be reformed, experts say
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Firms reveal sought-after competencies in law graduates
Law firms rate ‘global mindset', ‘commercial awareness' and ‘intellectual rigour' as highly prized competencies in graduates, finds new research conducted by King's College London in partnership with The Times .

King’s Russia Institute expands with new staff
King's Russia Institute expands with three new research staff The King's Russia Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of three new senior lecturer Dr Marc Berenson, Dr Gulnaz Sharaf

Viewpoint: Proposals to change the Dangerous Dog Act
Dr Carri Westgarth, from the University of Liverpool's School of Veterinary Sciences, responds to news about changes to the Dangerous Dogs Act: "Parliament has proposing changes to the Dangerous D

£7 million gift establishes Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law
King's College London has received a donation of £7 million to set up a new research-based Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law.

Professor Shaheen Ali in 100 most influential Pakistani women
Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali , Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has been included in a list of the 100 most influential Pakistani women in 2012 .

100 years of Sons and Lovers
PA 163/13 In May 1913, a 27-year-old DH Lawrence received an advance copy of his third novel and wrote to his literary advisor and editor Edward Garnett expressing his pride in it: “ Sons and Lovers has just come – I am fearfully proud of it.

Creativity that counts
In a digital world, literature, art and music are often the result of collaborative efforts. But who owns what, and can copyright law cope? New research aims to find out. Authorship remains an important concept in the digital age, though there is real diversity in its meaning.

Acclaimed work of law professor recognised

I’m a glass half-full kind of person: Gareth Evans gives public talks on war and peace
In a series of public talks over the next ten days, the distinguished Australian politician and university chancellor Gareth Evans will look at some of the most pressing issues that face us in avoiding the horrors of war between and within states.

Viewpoint: Rapid rise in global family disputes
Dr Ruth Lamont is a lecturer in law at the Liverpool Law School and a member of the European Children's Rights Unit.

Shami Chakrabarti visits University

Medical neglect law needs shot in the arm
23 Apr 2013 A review of criminal investigations into medical error, conducted by a University of Manchester team, has shown how difficult it is to convict doctors and nurses for wilfully failing their patients.

Academic reacts to Derby fire trial

The Criminal Defence of Marital Coercion
Dr Findlay Stark examines the defence of marital coercion, which recently hit the headlines with the trials of Vicky Pryce and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne for perverting the course of justice over an attempt to transfer penalty points for a speeding offence.

How do young Latin American women adapt to living in the UK? A new exhibition investigates
A photographic exhibition in response to the growing number of Latin American women in London — and the challenges they face — is coming to Nottingham's The New Art Exchange for six weeks from Friday 8 March.

Re J - Uncertain Perpetrators in Child Protection Cases
In Re J (Children) [2013] UKSC 9 the Supreme Court considered a child protection case involving a mother who had previously been suspected of causing significant harm to her child, and was now looking after different children in a new relationship.

Oxford announces honorary degrees for 2013

Researcher uncovers hidden facts of Israeli-Palestinian water politics
The Israeli government has been forcing the Palestinian Authority into approving water infrastructure for illegal West Bank settlements for the past 15 years, according to research by a University of Sussex academic. The research by Senior Lecturer in International Relations Jan Selby is published today (5 February 2013) in the journal Water Alternatives .

Plymouth University law graduate takes office in US State Congress
A university graduate who had to juggle studying for his final year law exams in the UK with running an election campaign in the US has taken his seat in state government this week.