STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME

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About the Programme

The Student Support Programme is set up between the Centre for

Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London and

international law firm Simmons & Simmons through the efforts of:

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• Professor, Dr. George A Walker; 

• Senior FinTech Research Assistant Jin Enyi;

• Partner, Head of FinTech Angus McLean; and

• Business Development Manager Tariq Hamed.

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The initiative is currently exclusively for CCLS students.

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The programme brings together cutting edge academic and professional

expertise in this key area of modern financial law and market develop-

ment. This specifically includes holding separate introductory and research

finding presentation events.

 

FinTech is expected to result in substantial disruption to many areas of traditional and legacy banking and financial services. The law and legal implications of these developments have not been subject to any dedicated meaningful examination at this time, with many difficult and complex issues remaining to be resolved.

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Partner, Head of FinTech at Simmons & Simmons Angus McLean commented: "We are excited to be working together with CCLS and Professor Walker with his LLM students on this initiative. As technology continues to disrupt and enhance the financial services sector new legal and regulatory questions arise almost daily. The Student Support programme will allow us to assist Professor Walker and his colleagues’ students to examine all of the key areas that are of most academic and commercial interest to our clients and others in this fast moving space."

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Stay connected with the programme and get invited to events.

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The Student Support Programme in the News

06.03.17 // Simmons & Simmons, 'FinTech Collaboration with Queen Mary University'

06.03.17 // FinExtra.com, 'Law firms cosy up to UK fintech community'

18.05.17 // L Tsang, 'Firms open the door to fintech — and let new faces lead the way' The Times