Richard McLaren joins WADA investigation into Russian doping allegations
December 17, 2014 - Western law professor and veteran sport arbitrator Richard McLaren has been appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate allegations of widespread, systematic doping and cover-ups in Russia.
Read more...Two Western Law professors appointed to the bench
December 15, 2014 - Two Western Law professors have been tapped for judicial appointments. Professor Grant Huscroft will serve on the Ontario Court of Appeal and Professor Bradley Miller will sit on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Read more...Botterell: Massacre opens eyes to different ways women experience the world
December 12, 2014 - Among the many repeating events listed on my computer’s calendar, two are of particular salience to me. One is a cause for celebration; the other for sadness.
Read more...Distinguished alumni honoured
November 25, 2014 - It was an evening celebrating three of Western Law’s best. The 2014 Alumni Awards of Distinction held November 19 in Toronto honoured Kim Beatty, LLB’83, Stephen Coxford, LLB’77, and Jacqueline Moss, LLB’88.
Read more...Reflections on philanthropy - A Q & A with Adam Parachin
November 17, 2014 - Western Law professor Adam Parachin specializes in the area of charities and not-for-profit law. He talks about the state of charity law in Canada and what attracted him to this area of legal research.
Read more...Francis argues for Canada/U.S. economic union at CUSLI Lecture
November 13, 2014 - What if Canada and the United States merged into one country? Award-winning journalist Diane Francis explored this intriguing and provocative topic before a full house at Western Law on November 10.
Read more...New book analyses origins of Canadian bankruptcy laws
November 12, 2014 - Western Law professor Thomas Telfer’s new book "Ruin and Redemption: The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919" analyses the ideas, interests, and institutions that shaped the evolution of Canadian bankruptcy law.
Read more...Legal education for the public good
November 05, 2014 - From the collapse of a major law firm to the establishment of two new law schools in the country, Canadian legal education needs to adapt to a changing landscape. Dean W. Iain Scott is leading a process of renewal and innovation at Western Law.
Read more...Legal ethics explored at conference
November 04, 2014 - Scholars, regulators, judges and graduate students gathered at Western Law on October 23 to 25 for the 8th annual Canadian Association for Legal Ethics (CALE) conference.
Read more...Canada/U.S. merger focus of CUSLI lecture
October 29, 2014 - Most Canadians instinctively recoil from the idea of becoming American. But in her latest book, Merger of the Century, author and editor Diane Francis challenges the idea that both countries have little to gain by continuing to go their separate ways.
Read more...PhD student garners prestigious international law award
October 21, 2014 - Western Law PhD student, Kirsten Stefanik, has been awarded the Canadian Council on International Law's Ronald St. John Macdonald Young Scholars Award.
Read more...Jamieson honoured by Ontario Universities
October 20, 2014 - Roberta L. Jamieson, LLB’76, LLD’93, has been awarded the David C. Smith Award by the Council of Ontario Universities for her advocacy of Aboriginal education in Canada, and her dedication to improving access and increasing career success of Aboriginal learners.
Read more...Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence to publish with Cambridge
October 20, 2014 - The Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence (CJLJ), which has been published in-house at Western Law since 1988, has joined the roster of journals published by Cambridge University Press.
Read more...Law student paper winner in global academic competition
October 08, 2014 - Shawn Therien ’14 has been named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work.
Read more...Lerners Cup fuels appellate advocacy skills
October 07, 2014 - Jessica Wuthmann won Top Oralist at the 2014 Lerners Cup, an advocacy competition that provides law students the opportunity to argue a hypothetical case before an appellate court.
Read more...Richard McLaren recipient of Huron Alumni Award of Distinction
September 25, 2014 - Western Law professor Richard McLaren was the 2014 recipient of Huron College’s Alumni Award of Distinction. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in a professional field and community service, enriching the lives of others through generous gifts of time and talent.
Read more...SSHRC grant facilitates research in charity law
September 19, 2014 - Professor Adam Parachin will explore ways to modernise the regulatory framework for charities in Canada thanks to a generous $198,300 grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Read more...Visiting prof offers expertise in international trade
September 18, 2014 - Law professor Bryan Mercurio from The Chinese University of Hong Kong taught an intensive course at Western Law on International Trade Law, Investment and Health from September 8-12.
Read more...Oosterveld named inaugural member of Royal Society’s ‘College'
September 16, 2014 - Western Law professor Valerie Oosterveld has been named among 91 inaugural members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The Royal Society of Canada is the highest recognized membership for scholars in Arts, Humanities and Sciences in our country.
Read more...Workshop explores international economic law
September 15, 2014 - A Canada-U.S. Law Institute International Economic Law Workshop held on September 13 gave scholars an opportunity to share work in progress in the field of international economic law.
Read more...Legal Aid Ontario funds family law services at CLS
September 02, 2014 - Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is providing over $2 million over three years to six university-operated legal clinics to provide family law services for low-income Ontarians.
Read more...Dean Scott welcomes Class of 2017
September 02, 2014 - Dean Iain Scott welcomed the Class of 2017 to their official first day at Western Law and encouraged them to make the most of their law school journey.
Read more...Student papers capture Insolvency Institute awards
August 13, 2014 - Tori Crawford ’14 has won first place, and Shawn Therien placed second, in the 2014 Insolvency Institute of Canada’s law student writing award competition.
Read more...New Associate Dean appointment
August 11, 2014 - Dean W. Iain Scott is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Valerie Oosterveld as the Associate Dean (Research and Administration) effective July 1, 2014. Oosterveld teaches and publishes widely in the areas of Public International Law and International Criminal Law.
Read more...Alumna honoured with Community Service Award
August 06, 2014 - Living with deafness did not stop Alumna Lorin MacDonald, JD'09 from pursuing her dream of studying law at Western. Today, she is using those skills to lead the way for greater accessibility for all in Ontario and nationally, and is the recipient of a 2014 Alumni Award of Merit for Community Service.
Read more...Western Law garners funding success
July 16, 2014 - Professors Jason Neyers, Andrew Botterell, Erika Chamberlain, Stephen Pitel and Zoe Sinel have been awarded a $16,000 Bridge Grant from Western's internal SSHRC support program to conduct a one year project titled "Rights and Tort Law: A Canadian Perspective".
Read more...Valerie Oosterveld brings expertise to Global Summit
June 23, 2014 - Prof. Valerie Oosterveld was a key player at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The Summit, held June 10-13 in London, England, was co-hosted by the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie.
Read more...Pearson: Our most powerful office is the individual citizen
June 19, 2014 - The individual is the most powerful force of change, Executive Director of the London Food Bank Glen Pearson told graduates at the Wednesday, June 18 afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation.
Read more...Class of 2014 urged to be bold, explore opportunities
June 18, 2014 - Family, friends, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the class of 2014 at the Law awards ceremony held at Althouse College on June 18. Dean Iain Scott told graduates that with their achievement comes responsibility.
Read more...Examining the Global Summit to end sexual violence in conflict
June 04, 2014 - Professor Valerie Oosterveld chaired a roundtable in Ottawa, along with the British High Commissioner to Canada, Howard Drake, and the Nobel Women’s Initiative, to discuss the upcoming Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Read more...Western mourns the death of W. R. Poole
June 04, 2014 - The Western Law community is mourning the death of William R. (Bill) Poole, a former distinguished adjunct law professor, who died Sunday, May 25 at age 96.
Read more...Western Law serves up moot success
May 15, 2014 - Western Law had a successful showing at a number of external moots this past year.
Read more...Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission evaluated
May 13, 2014 - Western Law’s Moot Court Room was the focus of intense discussion at a conference hosted by Western University’s Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction on the mandate and achievements of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Read more...Law professor witness to historic copyright clash
May 09, 2014 - Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson had a front row seat for an historic disagreement between nation states at the Subcommittee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organization held in Geneva last week.
Read more...New book features leading constitutional theorists
April 29, 2014 - Western Law professors Grant Huscroft and Professor Bradley Miller, along with London School of Economics professor Gregoire Webber are the editors of the new book Proportionality and the Rule of Law, Rights, Justification, Reasoning published by Cambridge University Press.
Read more...Law & Economics Seminar features visiting legal scholars
April 14, 2014 - Western Law students are learning about the economic analysis of law from some of the top scholars in the field thanks to a generous gift from the law firm of McCarthy Tetrault LLP.
Read more...Finnis recounts path to the Charter at Coxford lecture
April 10, 2014 - Influential constitutional scholar Professor John Finnis provided an insider’s account of the role played by the UK Parliament in the 1982 patriation of the Canadian Constitution at the annual Coxford Lecture held April 8.
Read more...John Finnis to deliver 2014 Coxford Lecture on the Charter
March 24, 2014 - The renowned legal philosopher and constitutional scholar John Finnis will speak on "Patriation and Patrimony: The path to the Charter" at the 6th annual Coxford Lecture at Western Law on April 8.
Read more...Prof. Margaret Martin’s book explores legal positivism
March 21, 2014 - Western Law professor Margaret Martin’s new book, Judging Positivism, published by Hart Publishing, is a critical exploration of the method and substance of legal positivism.
Read more...Bob Rae discusses Ring of Fire mining development
March 19, 2014 - The Hon. Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario and former leader of the federal Liberal party, will speak about the widely publicized Northern Ontario Ring of Fire mining development on March 20 at 12:30.
Read more...Western Law welcomes new Director of Development
March 13, 2014 - Western Law is pleased to announce that Manon Bone will assume the position of Director of Development for the Faculty of Law effective March 17, 2014.
Read more...Energy and the economy focus of CUSLI conference
March 04, 2014 - The 2014 CUSLI Conference will examine issues concerning the environment, economic opportunity, foreign direct investment, infrastructure, and even the strength of bi-national trade relationship.
Read more...Law forum explores impact of new weapons technology
March 03, 2014 - Students from the law faculties of Windsor and Western explored the laws of armed conflict and new technologies at the third Western-Windsor International Humanitarian Law Forum hosted by Western Law on February 28.
Read more...Bringing justice to the community
February 28, 2014 - After Law student Maeve Byrne met her first client, she realized just how important her job was. Byrne’s client at Western’s Community Legal Services (CLS) was a man with mental illness who believed in a variety of conspiracy theories. So caught up in his mental anguish, he lost track of his basic responsibilities, such as paying rent.
Read more...Symposium to tackle growing problem: access to justice
February 14, 2014 - It's an issue more and more Canadians are dealing with: they face legal problems but cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. The Faculty of Law at Western is bringing together key stakeholders to discuss solutions to the growing issue of equal access to justice.
Read more...Research grant to support study of amicus briefs
February 14, 2014 - Western Law professor Anna Dolidze has been awarded a $15,850 Seed Grant from Western’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Board to study the role and influence of Amicus Curiae briefs at international tribunals.
Read more...Course gives students first-hand view of International Organizations
February 10, 2014 - For 20 upper-year students, a recent trip to New York was really a trip around the world. The students, along with their professor, Valerie Oosterveld, visited New York to gain a close-up view of various international organizations as part of a Western Law intensive January Term course.
Read more...Western Law congratulates Leo Strine Jr. on Delaware Supreme Court Appointment
April 23, 2024 - Leo E. Strine Jr., Western Law’s 2011 Beattie Family Business and Law Speaker, was unanimously confirmed by the Delaware Senate on Wednesday January 29 as the next Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Read more...New joint grad program with Law advances economics education
January 22, 2014 - Western Economics professor Jim MacGee and his colleagues may have launched their newest venture Monday, but the real work has just begun. “This is the beginning of a journey, not the end,” said MacGee, co-director of Western’s new Master of Financial Economics (MFE) program.
Read more...Western Journal of Legal Studies releases new issue, celebrates download milestone
January 17, 2014 - The Western Journal of Legal Studies (WJLS) has released the first issue of its fourth volume, which comes on the heels of the Journal’s milestone 10,000th download last month.
Read more...January Term brings new perspectives to classroom
January 08, 2014 - High profile practising lawyers and visiting scholars from law schools around the world will join Western Law for the month of January to teach a broad variety of intensive courses.
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