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18 May 2023

Whatever it costs? Development of EU's approach to bank recapitalisation Dr Elise Lefevre & Dr Jonathan McCarthy

Join us for a research seminar on at 3 pm in Aras na Laoi, room 1.64. Dr Elise Lefeuvre, affiliated to UCC as honorary faculty, and Dr Jonathan McCarthy, Lecturer at UCC School of Law, assess sthe implication of crisis for the present EU legal framework and focus on the results of the Irish example of recapitalising banks during the crisis. This offers the opportunity to critically asses the viability of the EU's new approach for the current pressures on the global banking system.  The research presentation will expand on recent published work by both, such as "An Emergency of Banking and of Law: The Resonlution of Anglo Irish Bank (2023) Irish Judicial Studies Journal (https://ijsj.ie/ and "Lessons for a Model of Work-Out Agency in the EU: The Irish Example of NAMA (2022) 37 (5) Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (available from the Westlaw (UK) database at UCC).  The speakers will make slides available to those interested. Please register your interest with jonathan.mccarthy@ucc.ie 
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11 May 2023

UCC & Arthur Cox UCC renew Law Scholarships

University College Cork (UCC) and leading Law firm Arthur Cox LLP have announced the renewal of their legal scholarship programme.
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09 May 2023

Funded PhD Scholarship 2023-24

The School of Law at University College Cork invites applications for a funded PhD scholarship (EU fees plus €19,000 stipend, tenable for up to four years). Candidates commencing their full-time studies in September 2023 or later are eligible to be considered for the award of this scholarship. Candidates are required to apply for alternative funding sources (e.g. IRC funding) in their first year. The closing date for applications is on or before 5p.m. (Irish time) Friday, 16th June 2023.  
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08 May 2023

22nd Edition of the Cork Online Law Review Launched

The 22nd Edition of the Cork Online Law Review was launched by Mr Justice Gerard Hogan of the Supreme Court. 
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UCC School of Law

UCC School of Law is a globally recognised law school, ranked in the top 100 in the QS Rankings. UCC also ranks in the top 50 universities in Europe for teaching and learning in the Times Higher Education Teaching rankings, 2019. Since March 2021, the School of Law is a proud holder of an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. Founded in 1849, we provide a wide range of high-quality programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, cutting-edge research, and benefit to our local, national and international communities by Shaping a Just Society.

The School of Law's efforts to promote gender equality have been recognised with a Bronze Athena SWAN Award

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