Clara Martins Pereira
Global Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Home Affiliation: Associate Professor of Financial Law,
Durham University
Notre Dame London Law Programme
Teaching Term: Fall 2026
Office: 2187 Eck Hall of Law
Staff Assistant: Joshua Kuiper
Website: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/clara-martins-pereira/
Clara Martins Pereira is Associate Professor of Financial Law and Director for International Development (Durham Law School), Global Associate Professor of Law (University of Notre Dame), and Invited Professor (Católica Lisbon School of Law). Her research lies at the intersection of financial law and regulation, technological innovation, and sustainable development. She is interested in examining how law and legal institutions can be used to address the changes experienced by financial systems in a world of technological disruption and growing inequality.
Clara holds a DPhil, an MPhil, and a Magister Juris from the University of Oxford, as well as an MSc in Law and Business and an LLB in Law from Católica Lisbon School of Law. Before moving to Durham, Clara was Lecturer in Financial Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law (King’s College London), Stipendiary Lecturer in Tort Law at St. Catherine’s College (University of Oxford), and Departmental Lecturer and Tutor in Company Law at Oxford Law School.
Courses Taught
Book Chapters
A Proteção de Direitos Fundamentais no Regulamento Europeu da Inteligência Artificial
Martins Pereira, C. (in press). A Proteção de Direitos Fundamentais no Regulamento Europeu da Inteligência Artificial.
The European Union’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Systemic Risk
Keller, A., Martins Pereira, C., & Lucas Pires, M. (2023). The European Union’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Systemic Risk. In H. Sousa Antunes, P. M. Freitas, A. L. Oliveira, C. Martins Pereira, E. Vaz Sequeira, & L. Barreto Xavier (Eds.), Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence and the Law (pp. 415-439). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41264-6_22
The Future of the UK IPO
Payne, J., & Martins Pereira, C. (2023). The Future of the UK IPO. In I. Chiu & I. MacNeil (Eds.), Research Handbook on Global Capital Markets Law. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Residência e Ausência – Anotação aos Artigos 82.º a 121.º do Código Civil
Martins Pereira, C. (2014). Residência e Ausência – Anotação aos Artigos 82.º a 121.º do Código Civil. In C. Fernandes & B. Proença (Eds.), Comentário ao Código Civil – Parte Geral. UCE.
The Uncertain Path Towards Open Finance: Mutual Lessons from the United Kingdom and European Union Regulatory Approaches
Martins Pereira, C. (n.d.). The Uncertain Path Towards Open Finance: Mutual Lessons from the United Kingdom and European Union Regulatory Approaches. In A Research Agenda for Financial Law and Regulation [Contracted by publisher]. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Edited books
Artificial Intelligence, Law and Beyond
Sousa Antunes, H., Freitas, P. M., Oliveira, A. L., Martins Pereira, C., Vaz Sequeira, E., & Barreto Xavier, L. (Eds.). (n.d.). Artificial Intelligence, Law and Beyond [Proposed to publisher]. Springer Verlag.
Journal Articles
The Case for Soft Information Disclosure in the New Automated UK Financial Markets
Pereira, C. M. (2026). The Case for Soft Information Disclosure in the New Automated UK Financial Markets. European Business Law Review, 37(2), 171-204.
European Human Rights Law for a Digital Economy: a Right to Financial Inclusion?
Martins Pereira, C., & Lima, D. (2024). European Human Rights Law for a Digital Economy: a Right to Financial Inclusion? Mackenzie Law Review, 3(18), Article e17517EN. https://doi.org/10.5935/2317-2622/direitomackenzie.v18n317517EN
O sistema financeiro como laboratório da Inteligência Artificial
Martins Pereira, C. (2024). O sistema financeiro como laboratório da Inteligência Artificial. Diurna, 4(XIV).
The Digital Tokenisation of Non-financial Assets: Challenges to English Private Law
Martins Pereira, C. (2023). The Digital Tokenisation of Non-financial Assets: Challenges to English Private Law. Católica Law Review, 7(2), 9-46. https://doi.org/10.34632/catolicalawreview.2023.13176