Information Law and Policy Centre

The Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC), based at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), launched in spring 2015. The Centre’s mission is to undertake, promote, and facilitate, cross-disciplinary scholarship and research in the area of information law and policy, domestically and internationally, in collaboration with a variety of organisations within the public and private sectors, and civil society.

The work for the Centre is led by its Academic Director, Dr Nóra Ni Loideain.

Book Launch Event – Privacy and Crime: Financial Surveillance and Civil Liberties

Date: 16 September 2025, 5:30PM – 6:30PM

Since the early 1990s, the global approach to financial privacy has changed beyond recognition. All our financial transactions, no matter how trivial or significant, are subject to surveillance by banks and other regulated businesses, such as accountants and lawyers. 

These rules are meant to preclude criminal exploitation of the legitimate economy, but their effectiveness and value for money have long been questioned. They are also associated with serious unintended consequences, such as wholesale ‘de-risking’ of higher-risk customers or industries.

In Doing Business with Criminals: Between Exclusion and Surveillance (Cambridge University Press 2025), Dr Anton Moiseienko traces the history of financial surveillance as a core component of the global anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime. 

This online event will feature discussion of some of the book’s key themes, including the inherent contradiction at the heart of the regime, namely the tension between excluding criminals from the legitimate economy and surveillance of their financial activities.

This event is free to attend, but booking is required.  

For futher details and registration, click here.

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Transatlantic Perspectives on Legislating AI

Transatlantic Perspectives on Legislating AI

Date: 19 February 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm Venue:  Council Chamber, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Legislators in the United States and Europe are moving quickly to regulate artificial intelligence to minimize its risks to privacy,...

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