Two papers were delivered to the ALSS Research Seminar series this year by members of Anglia Law School.

Tom Serby presented a paper entitled 'It's not cricket:matchfixing and the Law'. Tom discussed his research into this highly topical area and particularly looked at the issue in the context of the European Union's newly acquired legal competence in the area of sport, online gambling legislation and the jail sentences recently handed down to international cricketers. He has also had an article titled 'Gambling related matchfixing: a terminal threat to the integrity of sport' accepted for publication in the prestigious peer-reviewed International Sports Law Journal, due to be published by Asser in June.

Julia Ramsay also delivered a paper in which she discussed the effectiveness of Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) which were introduced in 1986 to provide a statutory alternative to bankruptcy for insolvent debtors. Julia's paper examined whether IVAs have successfully achieved their aim in light of the changing profile of debtors and shifting attitudes towards debt over the past 25 years.

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