Law in Societies Cluster Workshop: Re-thinking Financial Regulation

Location:

The Levett Room, Wolfson College, University of Oxford

When:

Wednesday 22 October 2025, 1.30-3PM, followed by tea and cakes

Speakers

Professor Julia Black - Warden Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Professor John Armour - Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford

Chair

Professor Linda Mulcahy - Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and Wolfson College, University of Oxford

Discussant

Dr Bettina Lange - Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and Wolfson College, University of Oxford

The Law in Societies Cluster is hosting a companion event to the inaugural Wolfson College John Adams annual lecture which will be given this year by Dr Gillian Tett, Financial Times columnist and Provost of King's College, Cambridge. 

Focusing on the theme of ‘Rethinking Financial Regulation’ this cluster workshop will provide an opportunity for two leading scholars in the field, Professors Julia Black and John Armour, to present their ideas on the topic and engage in discussion with the audience. 

Attendees are invited to read the following articles in advance of the event: 

Julia Black (2013) Reconceiving Financial Markets—From the Economic to the Social, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 13:2, 401-442. 

Armour, J., Mayer, C. and Polo, A., 2017. Regulatory sanctions and reputational damage in financial markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 52(4), pp.1429-1448. 

Copies of these articles are available on request. Please contact zeinab.bazzi@gtc.ox.ac.uk.