Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations: Challenging Orthodoxy July 18-20, 2012 The Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario is pleased to
be hosting the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations. The
conference will bring together leading scholars in tort, contract,
equity and unjust enrichment from throughout the common law world. The theme of the conference is "Challenging Orthodoxy." We have
prepared an academic program in which professors, graduate students and
eminent practitioners will challenge established common law rules and
suggest new approaches to both old and emerging problems. Plenary
speakers include Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, Melvin Eisenberg
(Berkeley), John Goldberg (Harvard), Andrew Robertson
(Melbourne), Ernest Weinrib (Toronto), and Ben Zipursky (Fordham). Labour Law Lecture and Conference 2012 March 2 & 3, 2012 Western Law and the national law firm of Heenan Blaikie LLP are proud to co-sponsor their seventh labour law conference, with this year’s theme of Faultlines and Borderlines in Labo(u)r Law: The Future of the Wagner Act in Canada and the United States. This event brings together prominent labour law and industrial relations academics, practicing lawyers, chairs of labour relations boards, activists, law students and representatives of employers, unions and governments. 2nd Annual Conference on Canadian Clinical Legal Education September 24, 2011 Legal education in Canada has not changed significantly for the past century.
Isn’t it time that we had a hard look at legal education and debate
what changes should be made to create the best lawyers in the 21st
century? Transatlantic Intellectual Property Summer Academy June 13-17, 2011 The Canadian Clinical Legal Education Conference October 22-23, 2010 Legal education in Canada has not changed significantly for the past century.
Isn’t it time that we had a hard look at legal education and debate
what changes should be made to create the best lawyers in the 21st
century? Is Our House in Order? Canada's Implementation of International Law Friday, September 7, 2007 In honour of the 35th Anniversary of the Canadian Council on
International Law (CCIL) the University of Western Ontario Faculty of
Law is hosting a one-day conference Friday, September 7th, 2007
in London, Ontario on Canada’s implementation of international law.
Scholars in all fields are welcome to submit abstracts for
presentation. The conference will focus on how Canada has implemented
international law in its domestic legal system, with particular
attention paid to what still needs to be done. Eighth Colloquium on the Legal Profession Friday May 25, 2007 The Colloquium will explore legal leadership in business,
government, education and the non-profit sector and critically evaluate
how well lawyers are providing responsible leadership in these areas. For more information please visit: http://ecom.lsuc.on.ca/html/colloquia/ North American Approaches to the New China - Thursday, March 1, 2007 International Labour Law Conference 2006 Saturday, October 21, 2006 Emerging Issues in Tort Law On June 9-10, 2006 the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario held a conference, entitled "Emerging Issues in Tort Law".
The conference brought together leading members of the academy, the
judiciary and the bar to discuss undertheorized and underexplored
areas of tort law that are likely to examined by appellate courts in
the near future. Exporting to the U.S.: Challenges Affecting Your Ability to Compete November 16, 2005 - Trade Access Conference: Exporting
to the U.S.: Challenges Affecting your Ability to Compete sponsored
by the Canada-U.S. Law Institute, Government of Canada, Toronto Economic
Development Division, and Western Law. Conference took place at the Toronto
Airport Marriott Hotel. Labour Law Lecture and Conference: Administering Labour Law October 14- 15, 2005 - Labour
Law Lecture and Conference: Administering Labour Law. The 3rd Annual
Koskie Minsky University Lecture in Labour Law, Labour and Administrative
Law: Still the Tail that Wags the Dog?, was given by Professor David Mullan,
Professor Emeritus, Queens University Faculty of Law, and the Integrity
Commissioner of the City of Toronto on October 14. The conference, Administering
Labour Law, took place on October 15. Media & The Courts Symposium June 11, 2005 - "Media & the Courts" symposium. A conference sponsored
by Western Law and the Public Information Committee of the Canadian Judicial
Council to enhance the knowledge of journalists about the Canadian Judicial
System. Conference Organizers: Professor Randal Graham (randal@uwo.ca)
and Madam Justice Lynne Leitch. Litigating Conspiracy: A Symposium on Competition Class Actions March 31 - April 1, 2005 - Litigating
Conspiracy: A Symposium on Competition Class Actions. Hosted and sponsored
by the Faculty of Law, The University of Western Ontario. For further
information please contact Dr. Stephen Pitel (spitel@uwo.ca)
Read the press release. Canadian American Symposium on Cross Border Insolvency Law February 11, 2005 - Canadian
American Symposium on Cross Border Insolvency Law. Marriott Eaton
Centre, Toronto. Co-hosted by American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Review
of Insolvency Law, and the University of Western Ontario. The conference's
lead sponsor was ThorntonGroutFinnigan LLP,
an insolvency and litigation boutique firm in Toronto. For further information
please contact Dr. Chi Carmody (ccarmody@uwo.ca).
Enlarging the Canadian Intellectual Property
Academy January 20-22, 2005 - "Enlarging the Canadian Intellectual Property
Academy" Conference. Co-hosted by the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy
and the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law. For further information
please contact Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson, mawilk@uwo.ca Labour Law Lecture and Conference: The Carter at Work October 22 - 23, 2004 - Labour
Law Lecture and Conference: The Charter at Work. The 2nd Annual Koskie
Minsky University Lecture in Labour Law, The Charter and Labour Law, was
given by Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci, The Supreme Court of Canada on October
22. The conference, The Charter at Work, took place on October 23. The Services Agenda: Getting Up to Speed February 26-27, 2004 - The
Services Agenda: Getting Up To Speed Trade in services is an increasingly
important part of international commerce, whether it deals with accessing
or offering services by your company in Canada or abroad. International
negotiations continue over the opening of global markets to foreign service
providers. This conference was designed to help you determine how your
company can best take advantage of these developments in your business. Inaugural Colloquium on the Legal Professions October 20, 2003 - Western Law and the Chief Justice of Ontario
Advisory Committe on Professionalism present the Inaugural
Colloquium on the Legal Profession. This was the first in a series
of semi-annual colloquia on the Legal Profession to be held in law schools
throughout Ontario. International Labour Law Conference October 17-18, 2003 - The Faculty of Law and Heenan Blaikie present
an International
Labour Law Conference. Constitutionalism in the Charter Era September 12, 2003 - The Faculty of Law and the U.W.O. Department of
Political Science present an international conference on rights, judicial
review and public policy entitled Constitutionalism
in the Charter Era. London Summer Law Institute for High School Teachers August 26, 2003 -
London Summer Law Institute for High School Teachers, presented by
the Ontario Justice Education Network, The University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Law, and the London legal community. Labour and Employment Law Conference May 28, 2003 - Fourth Annual Southwestern Ontario Labour
and Employment Law Conference. Richard Ivey School of Business. Bringing Power to Justice March 21-22, 2003 - Conference: "Bringing
Power to Justice". Panel on Terrorism March 20, 2003 - Distinguished Speakers Committee presents a Panel
on Terrorism. "International Security After the WTC Attacks and its
Impact on Human Rights and the Application of International Law". International Panel on Intellectual Property February 10, 2003 - International
Panel on Intellectual Property: "Theoretical Underpinnings or Pure
Pragmatism?" Understanding Unjust Enrichment January 25, 2003 - Understanding
Unjust Enrichment Upcoming Conferences
Past Conferences
Considering
the growing role and importance of Intellectual Property in European
and North-American knowledge-based economies, this one-week intensive
course will focused on two IP subjects: IP Rights and Scientific Research
and IP in the Digital Environment, with an inter-disciplinary approach,
including IP law, IP economics, IP business and IP operational
practicalities at an international level.
Organized jointly by the Canada-United States Law Institute and The University of Western Ontario
With the rapid rise of China to global prominence, Canadian
and American companies need an overview of differing national
approaches to this exciting market. Businesses in both North American
countries seek a presence in the “New China”, but Canadian and U.S.
governments continue to have concerns about the way in which China is
developing, including the potential for currency adjustment,
protection of investment and intellectual property, and respect for
the rule of law. This evening seminar is designed to introduce the
audience of lawyers, business people, government officials and
academics to recent developments in Canadian and American approaches to
the Chinese market.
Labour Law and the Global Workplace
Co-chaired by Brian Burkett, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP and Professor Michael Lynk, Faculty of Law, UWO
Our labour laws are being increasingly re-shaped by globalization and the changes in workplace regulation by other countries.
Globalization is re-shaping our world, and our workplaces.
Economic growth has lifted millions out of poverty, but inequalities
are greater than ever. New forms of communication are creating a new
global conscience, but they are also eroding local identities and
distinctiveness. More people are working, but, more often, they labour
in conditions of informality and insecurity. Our modern workplaces
are being transformed, but the enforcement of employment regulations
is weakening, and our labour laws are increasingly unable to protect
or adapt.
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