Martha Sivaguru - Co-Convenor
Contact: submissions@iglrc.com
Martha's School of Law Profile

Martha is a PhD candidate at the School of Law, where she also tutors undergraduate Tort law. She is the current President of the Graduate Legal Research Society and the Managing Editor of the King's Student Law Review. She holds an LLB(Hons) from King's (2004) and an LLM from UCL (2007). She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2005, and from 2005 to 2006 she worked in the Litigation Department of Allen & Gledhill (Advocates and Solicitors) in Singapore. Martha's doctoral research focuses on principles for the quantification of gain-based damages. Her research interests lie principally in the law obligations, particularly unjust enrichment, tort and contract, and she maintains an interest in medical law and ethics and human rights. Martha is also a classically trained pianist and choral singer, and an excellent cook - though baking is her speciality.

Egle Dagilyte is an MPhil/PhD student at the King’s College Law School, holding an LLB Degree (Law and Management) from Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania (2004) and an LLM Degree in International and Comparative Law from Uppsala University, Sweden (2006). One of the biggest international challenges in her life was organising a two-week International Summer School ‘War on Terror and Human Rights’ 2006, which attracted participants and professors from 20 countries worldwide. In addition, Egle has been involved in event organising and marketing under ELSA and ILSA networks. She is the Treasurer of the Graduate Legal Research Society. When one gets to know Egle better, they find out she plays the guitar, kankles (Lithuanian national instrument), enjoys singing and is passionate about dance!

Thomas MacManus - Finance Officer
Contact: finance@iglrc.com

Thomas is a PhD student at King's College London School of Law. His doctoral research focuses on international criminal justice as applied to corporations. He holds a BA in Law and Accounting from the University of Limerick (2002) – which included one year at Tilburg University – and an LLM (with Distinction) in International Law from the University of Westminster (2005). Thomas was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2004 and the Roll of Solicitors of Ireland in 2008. He is Joint Editor of Amicus Journal and has completed many Pro Bono projects, including writing part of a report of Columbian paramilitary activity for the Sri Lankan government (by PILPG), working on Uighurs’ cases in Guantanamo Bay (with CCR) and Caribbean death row cases. He will be Finance Officer of the Graduate Legal Research Society in the 2009/2010 academic year. Thomas is an avid film fan and loves to travel.

Marta Iljadica - Submissions & Logistics Officer
Contact: submissions@iglrc.com

Marta is an MPhil/PhD student in the School of Law at King’s. She holds First Class Honours degrees in Economics (Social Sciences) (2003) and Law (2006) from the University of Sydney and was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2007. Prior to commencing her PhD, she worked as a commercial litigation lawyer and as a research assistant in health and medical law at the University of Sydney. Marta’s current research, under the supervision of Dr Tanya Aplin, explores the legal responses to artworks in public spaces. Marta will be President of the Graduate Legal Research Society in the 2009/2010 academic year. She knows the difference between a tag and a throw up and is a big fan of Blek le Rat, and, Rote and the IM Crew.