Our research

Our research ensures the acquisition of the critical legal knowledge needed at every stage of enterprise development.

Stage 1: From Idea to Launch - Conception and Foundations

How does a disruptive idea evolve into a compliant, investment-ready start-up? This early stage offers opportunity but is fraught with legal complexity. Our faculty guide the next generation of innovators with the legal tools to build on solid ground.

• Key areas: company formation and structures, start-up finance, intellectual property strategy, digital assets and emerging technology and sustainability regulation.

Stage 2: Law as Shield and Sword - Growth and Operations

As companies grow, success relies on strong governance and strategic use of law. Here, legal frameworks become not just safeguards but strategic assets for expansion.

• Key areas: corporate governance, contract, procurement law and supply chain contracts management, employment law, data privacy and cybersecurity, consumer protection, financial regulation, taxation, securities regulation, ESG obligations.

Stage 3: Crossing Borders - Expansion and Globalisation

When businesses expand internationally, they face new legal and cultural environments. Our scholars bring global expertise to support confident steps onto the world stage.

• Key areas: international trade law, cross-border investment, international taxation, insurance and risk management, mergers and acquisitions.

Stage 4: Transformation and Legacy - Restructuring and Succession

Change is inevitable: businesses must transform, restructure, or sometimes exit. Law provides the framework for crisis management, dispute resolution, orderly restructuring, and intergenerational succession.

• Key areas: corporate restructuring and insolvency, directors’ duties, risk management, dispute resolution (international commercial arbitration), trusts and wealth succession.

Commercial Law in Digital Age

When businesses enter the digital economy, they encounter new legal, technological, and ethical frontiers. Our scholars bring pioneering expertise to support confident navigation of innovation-driven landscapes.

• Key areas: digital innovation and regulation, blockchain and smart contracts, artificial intelligence and algorithmic governance, data privacy and cybersecurity, computational contracting, fintech and digital assets.

Sustainability, Law and Business

When businesses commit to sustainability, they engage with evolving legal, social, environmental, ethical and economic responsibilities. Our scholars provide critical expertise to guide organizations in aligning growth with sustainability standards.

• Key areas: contract law and sustainable procurement, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks, climate change regulation, responsible supply chains.