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The Centre for Critical Thought (CCT) Sets in Motion: Law and/as Process Series

By lac44 | 12 November 2025

The Centre for Critical Thought (CCT)—an interdisciplinary home for critically-oriented theory and practice in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Kent—proudly launches … Read more

Expert Comment: Afghan refugees – a true welcome, or too little too late?

By Andrea Shieber | 20 August 2021

As the UK Government pledges to resettle up to 20,000 Afghans following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Sheona York from the Kent Law Clinic says: ‘The Taliban’s arrival last … Read more

Expert Comment: Professor Lydia Hayes challenges mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for care home workers

By | 09 July 2021

Professor Lydia Hayes, Head of Kent Law School, alongside Allyson Pollock, Professor of Public Health at Newcastle University has argued that mandatory vaccination is ‘unnecessary, … Read more

Expert comment: Conservatorships explained

By | 30 June 2021

With Britney Spears publicly in the legal process of trying to end a conservatorship with her father, Stephanie Coker, an Associate Lecturer at Kent Law … Read more

Expert comment: Criminalising those escaping persecution is illogical and oppressive

By Andrea Shieber | 19 November 2020

In response to recent news of an Afghan man being charged by Greek authorities with the criminal offence of endangering life, from the 2016 incident … Read more

Expert comment: legal academics call for apology from Home Office after tweet referencing ‘activist lawyers’

By Andrea Shieber | 27 August 2020

Kent Law School academics Professor Nick Grief, Sian Lewis-Anthony and Dr Thanos Zartaloudis have called for an apology from the Home Office after a tweet, … Read more

Expert comment: Now, more than ever, is not the time to remove the right to jury trial

By Andrea Shieber | 25 June 2020

Legal Twitter has quite rightly exploded in the past 24 – 48 hours concerning the issue of jury trials. This has come about as a … Read more

Law School alumnus hosts top-ranking weekly commercial awareness podcast

By Andrea Shieber | 04 May 2020

Kent Law School alumnus Tapiwa Museba is hosting a top-ranking weekly commercial awareness podcast for current and aspiring corporate lawyers. The Commercial Awareness Podcast, launched … Read more

April 2020: Research round-up including socio-legal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

By Andrea Shieber | 01 May 2020

April 2020 Socio-legal insights in the time of COVID-19: Social care regulation at Work: Research undertaken by Professor Lydia Hayes and her project team (in … Read more

Research into social care regulation initiates COVID-19 recommendations to Government

By Andrea Shieber | 15 April 2020

Research led by Kent Law School Professor Lydia Hayes (in collaboration with UNISON in the North West of England) shows severe breaches in Health and … Read more

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