Western Law News - 2009-2010

Assembling Intellectual Property Expertise

Intellectual property scholars from law schools across Canada convened November 19-21 in Toronto to discuss intellectual property law issues and trends at the Canadian Intellectual Property Academy Conference hosted by Western Law. [read more]

Grant supports project on International Criminal Tribunals

Professor Valerie Oosterveld has been awarded a grant of $100,505 by the Government of Canada's Global Peace and Security Fund. The grant will fund a project on the legal mechanisms required to address obligations that arise after the physical closure of the time-limited international criminal tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. As part of this project, Prof. Oosterveld will organize and hold an Expert Group Meeting in New York on these mechanisms.

Public Law research group launched

The newly created Public Law and Legal Philosophy Research Group aims to deepen the understanding of issues related to public law (particularly constitutional law) using the resources of constitutional theory and moral, political, and legal philosophy. [read more]

2009 Cherniak Cup

The 2009 Cherniak Cup was won last night by Meagan Williams, a second-year student. Justice Helen Rady of the Superior Court of Justice presided over the final rounds, which were also scored by Earl Cherniak Q.C. of Lerners LLP, Doug Ferguson of Community Legal Services, and Andrew Camman of Polishuk, Camman & Steele. [read more]

Doctoral student supervised by Law faculty wins major award

Charles Maina, a doctoral student in Library and Information Science at Western, has won the prestigious Association for Library and Information Science Education Eugene Garfield Doctorial Dissertation Competition Award for his doctoral disseration. His supervisor was Law Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson. [read more]

BLG Client Counselling competition draws record number of students

The annual Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Client Counselling Competition was held at the law school on November 16. The competition is inspired by, and linked to, the American Bar Association (ABA) Client Counseling Competition, which began in California in 1969 and now involves almost 100 schools from across Canada and the U.S. [read more]

IPIT students meet with pre-eminent IP Justice

The Intellectual Property, Information and Technology (IPIT) Law Area at Western Law received an invitation from the Kitchener Waterloo branch of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) to attend a special presentation on November 11 by pre-eminent intellectual property authority Justice Hughes of the Federal Court. [read more]

Abella on the legacy of her report

Supreme Court of Canada justice Rosalie Abella, one of Canada's foremost experts on human rights law, spoke on "Reflections on the Abella Report: 25 Years Later" at the 2009 Koskie Minsky Lecture in Labour Law on Oct. 30th. [read article]

"Justice Unleashed: Bringing Law to the Masses"

The Hon. Mr. Justice Harvey Brownstone speaks about his new book "Tug of War: A Judge's Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles, and the Bitter Realities of Family Court" as part of Western Law's Distinguished Speaker Series.
[view video of lecure]

Torys LLP Negotiation Competition

Second-year students Shane Attersley and Kevin Wall were named champions of the Torys LLP Negotiation Competition, the runners-up were second-year students Keri Wallace and Jennifer Organ. Both teams will now represent Western Law at the American Bar Association’s Regional Negotiation Competition. [read more]

Students shine in advocacy competition

On October 7 the Lerners LLP Cup was awarded by a panel of distinguished judges to second-year student Matthew Beavers. The Lerners LLP Cup is Western Law's internal appellate advocacy competition. [read more]

Holding Court

On October 7th Western Law hosted a Ceremonial Sitting of the Ontario Court of Appeal as part of the faculty's golden anniversary celebrations. This is the first time that the Court of Appeal has ever held a Ceremonial Sitting in a law school. [Read more]

Accessibility assistance helps visually impaired student pursue dream

Already a two-time Western graduate, Alexandra Papaiconomou is now pursuing a law degree, thanks to high academic abilities and her guide dog Buckles. “I’m just an average student.” This may be Alexandra Papaiconomou’s perception of herself, but ask others and you’ll get a totally different answer. [Read more]

Student wins award in Insolvency Institute competition

A Western Law student has won an award in the Insolvency Institute of Canada writing competition. Erika Douglas secured a $3,000 second prize for her paper "The Codification of Debtor in Possession Financing: A New Era?". Douglas wrote the paper as part of an Independent Research project with Prof. Richard McLaren. [read more]

Israel and Hamas "on notice" says Goldstone

Justice Richard Goldstone delivered the third annual Claude and Elaine Pensa Lecture in Human Rights to an overflow crowd at Western Law on September 17. The former Chief prosecutor for the war crimes tribunals on Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, spoke on the topic "Accountability for War Crimes". [Watch video of lecture]

Leading constitutional scholar launches Public Law and Legal Philosophy series

Professor Christopher McCrudden of Oxford University will be the inaugural lecturer in Western Law's Pre-eminent Public Law and Legal Philosophy Scholars Series. "The series provides a rare opportunity for Western Law students to meet some of the world's leading thinkers," says Prof. Grant Huscroft, director of the Scholars Series.
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Larry Rosen kicks-off Alumni Speaker series

Larry Rosen (LLB/MBA) '82, CEO of Harry Rosen Inc. spoke on the value of his business law education as part of Western Law's Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.
[watch video]

Alumnus to speak on JAG and Afghanistan

Major Rory Fowler '04 will speak on the topic "The Law of War: Mentoring the Afghan National Army in Military Law" as part of Western Law's Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Fowler is the 205 'Hero' Corps Legal Mentor in the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Canadian Forces. [read more]

Ferguson to represent London West Liberals in next election

Western Law Community Legal Services Director Douglas Ferguson has won the nomination to represent the Liberals of London West in the next federal election. [Read more]

Dean Ian Holloway welcomes class of 2012

"I want to assure you that you can meet the challenges which lie ahead," says Dean Holloway in his address to the first-year class. "Simply put, we would not have accepted you into this Faculty if you had not displayed the qualities it takes to succeed in law school, and the qualities necessary to belong to a scholarly community like ours." Read more of Dean Holloway's welcome message

Cassels Brock fellowship supports research in Contract Law

Prof. Tom Telfer has been the Cassels Brock LLP Faculty Fellow in Contract Law for 2009-2010. The Fellowship provides scholarly and research support in the area of contract law. Prof. Telfer is currently completing a study of Justice Ivan Rand’s jurisprudence in the area of contracts and bankruptcy law. [read more]

Law alumna to head OTLA

London lawyer and University of Western Ontario alumna Judith Hull (LLB '94) has been elected President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA). Hull, who has served on the association’s Board of Directors for six years and two years on its Executive Committee, leads her own practice - Judith Hull & Associates - a personal injury law firm. [read more]

Exploring Contract Law

A new book edited by Western Law professors Jason Neyers, Richard Bronaugh and Stephen Pitel investigates the underexplored areas of contract law that are likely to be examined by appellate courts in the near future. The book, entitled Exploring Contract Law, arose from the symposium of the same name held at Western Law in January 2008. [read more]

Western Law launches new international combined degree program

A new combined JD/LLM program with the University of Auckland will be introduced this September to enhance the international focus of Western Law. This new program will allow Western students to earn a JD from Western and an LLM from Auckland in three and a half years. [read more]

Students combine business and legal expertise

Local non-profits reeling from this recession can come back fighting thanks to a one-two punch provided by law and business students at The University of Western Ontario.
Through the PINSS Project (Pro Bono/Ivey NPO Support Services) launched today, students are offering free consulting that packs a double whammy of both legal and strategic elements. [read more]

Michael Copeland '93 joins Top 40 Under 40

Western Law alum, Michael Copeland '93, has joined the ranks of Canada's top 40 Under 40. [read more}

Former January Term professor wins teaching award

Prof. Rick Snell has been awarded the Lexis-Nexis and Australasian Law Teachers Association Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Law. [read more]

Western wins major award from Genome Canada

Western law professor Mark Perry (left) will provide the legal and ethical framework for a major scientific research project, thanks to a significant award from Genome Canada. Led by Biology professors Miodrag Grbic and Vojislava Grbic, and Law professor Mark Perry, the Western team is developing solutions for pest control in the vegetable production industry. [read more]

Law grads encouraged to 'make a difference'

Family, friends, faculty and support staff gathered at Althouse College on Friday June 12 to celebrate the class of 2009. [read more] [view more photos of ceremony]

Unique admission process assists medically released service personnel

Western Law is pleased to announce a program to facilitate the admission into law school of Canadian Forces (CF) personnel released for medical reasons. Western Law will provide both a simplified application process and special consideration for admission. [read more]

Western Law Dean elected to Law School Admissions Council

Western Law Dean Ian Holloway has been elected a Trustee of the Law School Admission Council at the LSAC's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas. Dean Holloway is the first ever non-American to be elected to the LSAC's Board of Trustees. His will serve a three year term. [read more]

May

Western Law sponsors health policy initiative

On May 7 Western Law sponsored a Health Policy Initiative along with the Faculties of Health Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Information and Media Studies, Social Sciences, the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. The event featured presentations by Western Law faculty and students. [read more]

Doug Ferguson '81 receives Alumni Award of Distinction

More than 250 guests gathered for the Western Law Alumni Dinner on April 14 to kick-off Western Law's 50th anniversary year. The event also honoured Doug Ferguson '81 with the Alumni Award of Distinction. [Read full story and view photos of the event]

Western Law student newspaper hits stands

The new issue of Amicus Curiae, Western Law's student newspaper, is now available. View PDF version here.

April

Environmental crisis a symptom of ailing democracy, says Green Party leader

Canadian climate woes are inextricably linked to a crisis in our democratic system and cannot be ignored, says Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada. May was at Western Law on April 7 as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. [read more]

Arar case "tip of the iceberg"

Monia Mazigh feels the Canadian government and its citizens still have a lot to learn from the illegal detainment and torture of her husband, Maher Arar. A fierce advocate, Mazigh spoke about her struggle to obtain justice for her husband as part of the Faculty of Law’s Distinguished Speaker Series on April 2. [read more]

Morale boost will improve global markets

Businesses are reacting to the difficult financial climate with layoffs, hiring freezes, and curbed spending habits, all of which are dampening people’s so-called “animal spirits,” says world-renowned economist Robert Shiller. Shiller, spoke about "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology caused the Current Economic Crisis” at the recent Beattie Family Lecture in Business Law [Read More]

Western Law professors capture SSHRC Research Awards

Four Standard Research grants have been awarded to five Western Law professors by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants will allow faculty to pursue a wide-range of scholarly interests. [read more]

Students collect almost half a ton of food for Food Bank

A week-long food drive sponsored by the Western Law Community Outreach Committee collected a total of 847 lbs of food for the London Food Bank. To encourage student involvement, a competition was held between first-year small groups to see which group could donate the most food. [read more]

March

The Obama opportunity for Canada

American politics is competitive and Canadians must join in that competition to ensure Canada-U.S. relations move forward under President Barack Obama, said Christopher Sands, the Second Canada-U.S. Law Institute Distinguished Lecturer. Sands spoke on “The Obama Opportunity for Canada” at Western Law on March 23.[read more]

Nobel Prize winning economist Myron Scholes lectures on financial crisis

Blame the current economic crisis on too much debt taken on with too little research. Nobel Prize winning economist Myron Scholes lectured at the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law on March 19, packing the faculty’s largest classroom to overflowing with students, professors and businesspersons curious to know what the Professor (Emeritus) of Finance from Stanford University had to say about today's financial doldrums. [read full story]

Julie Menten wins First Year Appellate Competition

The final round of the First Year Appellate Competition was held on March 19, 2009. The four finalists, Holly Gomes, Julie Menten, Julia Smith and Tim Duncan, argued an appeal of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Morris before a Moot Court Room crowd and judges Associate Dean Michael Lynk, Professor Chi Carmody and Professor Randal Graham. [read more]

Law students present at United Nations

Law students Rashmi Bhat and Omar Ha-Redeye had both been to the United Nations before, but only as observers. This year they returned as presenters. [read more]

David Lepofsky - Removing barriers for an accessible society

“We live in a society full of barriers,” disability rights activist and Senior Crown Attorney for Ontario Mr. David Lepofsky emphasized at a talk hosted by the Distinguished Speakers’ Committee at the Law School on Thursday, March 12. (read more)

Student strives to be role model for black youth

First-year Western Law student Keri Wallace has been elected Vice President, Central, of the Black Law Students' Association of Canada (BLSAC). [read more]

Panel explores groundbreaking BCE Case

A panel hosted by Western Law on Feb. 27 analyzed the Supreme Court of Canada’s groundbreaking 2008 decision in the BCE litigation case, one of the most important corporate law cases decided by the Supreme Court in the past 35 years. [read more]

Information on new J.D. designation for LL.B. graduates

In November 2008, Western’s University Senate approved the switch to awarding the title of the first Western Law degree from Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) to Juris Doctor (J.D.). Western Law alumni have the option to change their degree to a J.D. (with a fee to replace their diploma) or retain their LL.B. [read more]

Students showcase talent for a great cause

Students (l-r) Jordie Saperia, Gabe Flatt and Brian Whitwham display their clever vocal harmonies at Western Law's annual student fundraiser "Obiter Dicta". The event raised approx. $11,000 for the Hospice of London. [read more]

Students bring home national I.P. Moot win

Western Law students Adriana Morrison and Shane Gonsalves have won the Harold G. Fox Cup for best mooting team at the inaugural Canadian Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot. [read more]

Western Law student wins Koskie Minsky LLP Diversity Moot

Law students from across Canada gathered in Halifax this weekend for 2nd Annual Koskie Minsky LLP Diversity Moot. [read more]

February

Festschrift honours former Western Law professor Mike Taggart

Western Law professor Grant Huscroft is delivering a book to a former teacher and colleague – and he’s heading all the way to Auckland, New Zealand to do so. A Simple Common Lawyer: Essays in Honour of Michael Taggart, was co-edited by Huscroft, along with Professor David Dyzenhaus of the University of Toronto and UK Human Rights Barrister Murray Hunt. [read more]

European Bank Director visits Western Law

André Juneau, director representing Canada and Morocco at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), met with faculty and students on Feb. 19 [read more]

Pro Bono Western - Making a difference

Sometimes the best things in law are free. Law students with Pro Bono Western offer free legal research and information to non-profit organizations and legal clinics.
[read more]

January

Law hosts forum on Canada/U.S. Relations

The recent inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th American president sent shockwaves of joy and hope around the world. On Jan. 28 Western Law assembled as a panel of experts to discuss how the new president will affect cross-border relations. [read more]

Western Law welcomes Hon. Sue Barnes

The Honourable Sue Barnes P.C. has been named a Visiting Fellow at Western Law. Sue received her B.A. (1974) and LL.B. (1977) from the University of Western Ontario and practiced law full time in London from 1979 to 1993. She served five terms as Member of Parliament for London West from 1993 to 2008. [read more]

Ontario Law Commission Executive Director visits Western Law

Dr. Patricia Hughes, Executive Director of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO), met with Western Law students and faculty and community stakeholders on a day long visit to the law school [read more]

Coalition or Coup? Experts debate role of Governor General

Professor Emeritus Peter Neary, Political Science professor Cristine de Clercy, Western Law professor Bradley Miller, former MP Ron Atkey '65 and Western Law professor Grant Huscroft discussed the Governor General's decision to prorogue Parliament at a forum hosted by Western Law on Jan. 16. [read more and listen to forum]

January Term brings international scholars to Western Law

Law students have embarked on an innovative month-long learning experience that brings the international world of law to the classroom [read more]

CLS lawyer makes Mayors' honours list

Western Community Legal Services staff member Margaret Capes was named to the 2009 Mayor of London's annual Honours List for her contribution to London's housing. [read more]

2008 News Headlines

December

In Memoriam - Angus McKenzie

Alumnus, former adjunct Law professor and honorary degree recipient Angus McKenzie died Monday night in London at the age of 83 [read more]

Law student published by Oxford University Press

Omar Ha-Redeye, a second-year student at Western Law, has published a chapter in a textbook that will be used in Australian universities. [read more]

The Coxford Lecture at Western Law

Professor Larry Alexander, one of the world's leading constitutional law scholars, delivered the first annual Coxford Lecture at Western Law on November 26. Prof. Alexander spoke on the topic "Of Living Trees and Dead Hands: The Interpretation of Constitutional Rights". [read more]

Western Law professor among TVO's Top 20 lecturers

Prof. Robert Solomon is among the top 20 contenders for TVO's 2009 Big Ideas Best Lecturer Competition. [read more]

Law alumnus named Western Campaign Chair

Geoff Beattie '84, president and CEO of Woodbridge Company Limited, will serve as campaign chair for the University of Western Ontario's $500-million fundraising campaign. [read more]

November

The Coxford Lecture at Western Law

Obama campaigner enjoying moment in history

Western alumnus Jean-Michel Picher says his time spent on the campaign of President-elect Barack Obama was an amazing ride in what turned out to be an historical moment the U.S. politics. [read more]

Law profs honoured

Western Law professors Gillian Demeyere, Valerie Oosterveld and Adam Parachin and adjunct professors John Craig and Vern DaRe along with January Term professor Rick Bigwood have been awarded the USC Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence for 2007 - 2008. [read more]

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Client Counselling Competition

On November 19, over 50 students competed in the Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Client Counselling Competition at Western Law. The competition assesses students’ abilities to interview and advise a client who has come to their office for a consultation. [read more]

2008 Cherniak Cup

First-year law student Chris Sinal is the winner of the 2008 Cherniak Cup, the Faculty’s internal trial advocacy competition. The competition featured 80 competitors in 21 preliminary rounds and was held at Western Law on November 12 and 13. [read more]

Former University of Chicago Law School Dean guest speaker at Western Law

University of Chicago professor Douglas Baird was the most recent guest speaker in The Torys LLP Business and Law Pre-Eminent Scholars Series. Baird is the Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago [read more]

Intellectual Property Moot launched

Western Law is sending four students to participate in Canada's first National Intellectual Property Moot. [read more]

Law student elected to Board of Governors

First-year law student Chris Sinal has been elected as the undergraduate student representative on Western's Board of Governors. [read more]

University Senate approves J.D. degree

Western’s University Senate has voted to change the title of the Western Law degree from LL.B. to J.D. All students currently attending Western Law can opt to receive either the LL.B. or J.D. degree designation. [read more]

Law Profs nominated for TVO's best lecturer

Two Western Law professors are in the running to be named Ontario's best lecturer. Prof. Robert Solomon and Prof. Adam Parachin are among 126 professors (seven from Western) from across the province to be nominated for TV Ontario's Big Ideas 2009 Best Lecturer Competition. [read more]

October

BLG Labour and Employment Law Moot

On Oct. 23 Western Law hosted the Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) Labour and Employment Law moot. Twelve teams of mooters, with two law students each, argued an appeal of a recent ruling from the British Columbia Court of Appeal [read more]

Top scholars discuss constitutional theory at Western Law

Professors Grant Huscroft and Bradley Miller are bringing some of the world's leading constitutional theorists to Western Law for a colloquium on originalist constitutional interpretation on October 18-19. [read more]

Rae addresses Canadian foreign policy

In a talk to students and faculty at Western Law, Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae laid out what he believes are stark contrasts between a Liberal and Conservative view of Canadian foreign policy. [read more]

DNA and the Canadian Criminal Justice System

Prof. George R. Carmody of Carleton University will discuss "DNA and the Canadian Criminal Justice System" at a talk presented by the Criminal Law Students' Association. The event takes place on Monday Oct. 27 from 12:30-2:00 in the Moot Court Room, at Western Law. All are welcome to attend.

Western Law students and grads Run for the Cure

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Torys LLP Negotiation Competition

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Flaherty says Canadian economy in good shape

[Read full story]

Students celebrate Lerners LLP Cup win

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International Law prize awarded to Western Law student

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World-renowned financial expert discusses financial crisis

Professor Steven Schwarcz, the Stanley A. Star Professor of Law & Business at Duke [read more]

RCMP assistant commissioner to speak on national security

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September

Exploring privacy rights in a wired world

Prof. Edward Brown, a Computer Science Professor at Memorial University and visiting professor at Western Law, says he was drawn to Western by its innovative research in the Intellectual Property and Information [read more]

Making room for baby

Room 52 in the Faculty of Law building differs little from many other campus classrooms. Most days students click away at laptops, books get cracked open, pen and paper lie strewn about. But there is something decidedly different here today. In a quiet corner of the classroom a newborn baby is sleeping soundly [read more]

Torys LLP Business & Law series launch

Western Law students are cordially invited to a reception to formally launch The Torys LLP Business and Law Pre-Eminent Scholars Series. [read more]

Supreme Court Justices at Western Law

Western Law students will have the rare opportunity to question a current and a former Supreme Court justice on a wide-range of issues at an event hosted by the law school later this week. [read more]

Western Law Grad wins prize in national writing awards

Erin Strashin '08 has been selected to receive third prize in the Insolvency Institute of Canada Law Student Writing Awards. Her paper entitled, "A New Era in Wage Earner Protection", examines the recent Wage Earner Protection Program Act. [read more]

Doug Ferguson attends Democratic convention

Western Law's Doug Ferguson was among thousands of Democrats in Denver in late August where Barack Obama was formally elected to lead the party in its run for the White House. [read more]

Gift supports Pensa Lecture in Human Rights

Harrison Pensa LLP has made a generous gift to Western Law to support the Claude and Elaine Pensa Lecture Series in Human Rights for an additional three years. The successful lecture series was established in honour of the 50th anniversary of Claude Pensa’s call to the Ontario bar. [read more]

August

January Term visitor honoured for outstanding teaching

Former Western Law January Term visitor Rick Snell, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Tasmania, is the recipient of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation. His research, which includes government transparency, public sector governance and comparative administrative law, has been influential within Australia and internationally. Snell was recognized for his outstanding capacity to inspire and encourage student learning across the undergraduate law degree.

Western Law welcomes new Associate Deans

Western Law is pleased to welcome two new Associate Deans. Prof. Michael Lynk is Western Law's new Associate Dean (Academic) and Prof. Mark Perry assumes the role of Associate Dean (Research, Graduate Studies & Operations). [read more]

Gift creates new International Law Internship placement

The law firm of Wildeboer Dellelce has made a significant gift to create a new placement for Western Law's International Law Internship Program. The new internship will be established at either the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, or the New York Stock Exchange. [read more]

New research grant will facilitate land claims comparison

Prof. Michael Coyle has secured an internal international research award from The University of Western Ontario in the amount of $7,000. His research project entitled "Indigenous treaty claims resolution and power imbalances” will compare the responsiveness of the Canadian land claims process with that of the Waitangi Tribunal in New Zealand. Prof. Coyle will travel to Auckland this winter as part of the project.

July

Torys LLP to sponsor Pre-Eminent Business Law Speaker Series

Torys LLP and Western Law Alumni at the Firm have made a commitment of $200,000 to support The Pre-Eminent Business Law Speaker Series for the next five years. [read more]

Recent gifts to Western Law

Western Law would like to thank the following donors for their generous support. Larry Innanen LLB '73 has made a gift of $50,000 to support the International Law Internship Program (ILIP) at Western Law. [read more]

Laying down sports law in Beijing

Western Law professor Richard McLaren is heading to Beijing as a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Read a Q & A about what he thinks will be the key issues at this summer's Olympic Games.

Prof. Ben Hovius on post-separation property value changes

Read commentary in Lawyers Weekly

June

Prof. Robert Solomon comments on changes to impaired-driving law

Read National Post article

Western Law Awards Ceremony

David Ben '87, tax lawyer turned top illusionist, delivered an entertaining and inspirational keynote address at the recent Western Law awards ceremony. The 2008 gold medallist and class valedictorian was Matthew Hawkins. Read full text of his valedictory speech. Download photos from the awards ceremony, the password is "law".