2019 News
Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group
January 09, 2019 - After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC). The accomplished global sports executive begins his new post on Jan. 7
Read More...Legal context of medical care explored in unique January Term course
January 10, 2019 - Each year Western Law’s January Term brings an impressive group of visiting professors and practitioners to teach an array of unique three-week intensive courses. One of those courses, Comparative medical law and ethics, is being taught by Lisa Cherkassky from the University of Derby.
Read more...January Internships provide insight into range of legal practices
January 15, 2019 - Students are gaining valuable real-world experience in the areas of criminal law, family law, and equity, through the school’s January Term internships and the Ontario Court of Justice Placement Program provides an exceptional opportunity for students to observe the inner workings of the main criminal trial court in Ontario.
Read more...Staking a unique claim in mining law
February 04, 2019 - A collaboration between Western’s Faculty of Law and the Department of Earth Sciences is laying the groundwork for a new initiative, unique at a Canadian university.
Read more...Grants supports study of private law doctrinal 'revolution'
February 11, 2019 - A SSHRC Insight Grant of $79,029, awarded to Western Law Professor Rande Kostal and Dean Erika Chamberlain in 2018, will fund research to explore the roots of the swift and dramatic transformation of Canadian private law beginning around 1970.
Read more...Sarah Green Delivers TLRG Public Lecture
March 08, 2019 - Professor Sarah Green of the University of Bristol Law School, delivered the Tort Law Research Group Public Lecture on the topic, “Torts and Capabilities.”
Read More...Research project examines Trans Mountain Expansion debate
March 12, 2019 - Professor Wade Wright is the recipient of the 2019 Dean’s Research Fellowship for his project, “Democracy and Dissent in Canada’s Federal System: Lessons from the Interprovincial Pipeline Debate.” This timely project will explore the debate around proposals such as the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
Read more...David Johnston to explore rule of law at Coxford Lecture
March 21, 2019 - The Right Honourable David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada, will speak on the lawyer’s commitment to professionalism and the rule of law at the 10th annual Coxford Lecture.
Read more...Johnston: Build upon the law’s firm foundation
March 28, 2019 - It was a homecoming of sorts for David Johnston, the 28th Governor General of Canada, as he returned to Western’s Faculty of Law, which he led as Dean from 1974-79. Johnston was on campus as part of the 10th Annual Coxford Lecture series where he spoke on the lawyer’s commitment to professionalism and the rule of law.
Read More...Western Law strikes gold at Hicks Cup
April 01, 2019 - First-year law students Zachery Sippel and Matthew Patterson have won the 2019 Hicks Cup. The annual provincial labour law moot competition was held in Toronto on March 29 hosted by Hicks Morley LLP.
Read more...Interdisciplinary connections forged at Research Day
April 03, 2019 - Graduate students and professors from the faculties of Information and Media Studies (FIMS), Music, and Law at Western discovered interdisciplinary connections at a research day held March 22 at Western Law.
Read more...Grant to examine rights of transgender children
April 08, 2019 - Professor Claire Houston has received a $6,800 Western University Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Explore Grant for a project that aims to help inform family law cases involving transgender and gender non-conforming children.
Read more...New Review Counsel joins CLS
April 16, 2019 - Community Legal Services and Western Law are delighted to announce that Ian Dantzer LLB'80 has joined CLS as the housing, employment and human rights Review Counsel effective March 1st, 2019.
Read more...CLS celebrates 50 years of service to the community
May 16, 2019 - During its 50 years, Western’s Community Legal Services Clinic has made a significant impact on the London community, and on the law students who’ve worked there. On May 10, 2019 a reunion of CLS alumni gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the clinic and reflect on its legacy.
Read more...Alan Miller joins Western Law as Canada Research Chair
June 27, 2019 - Western Law is pleased to announce Professor Alan Miller will join the Faculty of Law as a Canada Research Chair (CRC) beginning July 1. Miller has been named as a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) CRC (Tier 2) in Law and Economics.
Read more...New appointment to focus on Indigenous law
July 16, 2019 - Frankie Young (Mi’kmaw) has joined Western Law as an Assistant Professor and will enhance the Faculty’s scholarship and teaching in fields related to Indigenous law and communities. Young’s scholarly research and teaching areas include Indigenous economic development and self-government, banking and finance law, and secured property transactions.
Read more...Project eyes sector’s freedom of expression policies
September 06, 2019 - Led by Professor Sam Trosow, a new research project will explore the applicability of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on new freedom of expression policies at Canadian colleges and universities. This timely project recently received a $7,000 SSHRC Explore Grant, as well as a $10,000 grant from the Foundation for Legal Research.
Read More...Western Law students dominate at Insolvency competition
September 18, 2019 - Western Law students continue their impressive winning streak at the prestigious Insolvency Institute of Canada’s Law Student Writing Awards competition. Derek Harland JD’19 is the recipient of this year’s top prize.
Read more...Heyman: Find fire exits in case of re-election
September 24, 2019 - Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman laid out the very real possibility of U. S. President Donald Trump getting re-elected in 2020, as part of his address at Western Law’s annual Canada-U.S. Law Institute Lecture. His talk, An Uncharted Path: Canada-U.S. Relations in the Trump Era, touched on how Canada needs to be prepared for the possibility.
Read More...Book celebrates the scholarship of Gerald Fridman
October 01, 2019 - The late Professor Gerald Fridman was one of Canada’s most respected and influential legal scholars, and now a newly published book, celebrates his many contributions to the study of private law.
Read more...PhD student awarded top academic medal
October 10, 2019 - For more than 125 years, the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medals have recognized the outstanding scholastic achievements of students in Canada. Kirsten Stefanik, Western Law’s first PhD graduate, is among the recipients of this year’s honour.
Read more...Western hosts North American Workshop in Private Law Theory
November 11, 2019 - Scholars from across Canada and the United States discussed the philosophical aspects of tort law, contract, property, unjust enrichment and equity at the seventh annual North American Workshop for Private Law Theory (NAWPLT-VII) hosted at Western.
Read more...Emily Bazelon exposes power of prosecutors at the Coxford Lecture
November 20, 2019 - Emily Bazelon – a prominent American legal journalist and best-selling author – delivered a powerful indictment of the traditional prosecution model in the United States at the 2019 Coxford Lecture held on November 13, 2019 at Western Law.
Read more...Alumni establish award in memory of Ian Kerr
December 10, 2019 - A new Western Law student award will be established in memory of alumnus and former law professor, Ian Kerr, LLB/PhD’95. The much beloved classmate, colleague, and accomplished academic passed away on August 27, 2019 at age 54.
Read more...Funding supports new research activity
December 16, 2019 - Professors David Sandomierski, Thomas Telfer, and Wade Wright have received research funding through Western’s Strategic Support (WSS) for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Success grant competition.
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