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Dr Victoria Barnes

Dr Victoria Barnes

I am a Reader of Commercial Law.  My research examines contract, commercial and corporate law.  I unpick pivotal historic events, such as landmark cases, and places them in context.  I often focus on the banking and financial industry and its regulation.  Global actors, such as judges, lawyers, and other influential figures, including CEOs, feature heavily in my work as catalysts for socio-legal change.  My work has an empirical bent, especially with its emphasis on quantification and quantitative methods. 

 

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  • v.barnes@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 3462

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Open to PhD applications in:

  • Contract law
  • Commercial law
  • Company law
  • Business law
  • Comparative common law studies
  • Business, economic and legal history
  • Law, business and society
  • Banking and financial regulation
  • Gender and women in the legal profession

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PhD area Research on China's Share Buyback System from the Perspective of Corporate Governance Convergence Theory: Expanding the View of Article 89 of the Chinese Company Law of 2023
Name Yichi Zhang

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Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law

Read our on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.

Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?

If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.



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