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SJD student Kyle Kirkup - "With sex-work ruling, Supreme Court can be on the right side of history"

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, SJD student Kyle Kirkup looks at the upcoming the Supreme Court of Canada decision on Canada's prostitution laws, arguing that the court should strike down the three provisions currently restricting sex work ("With sex-work ruling, Supreme Court can be on the right side of history," December 17, 2013).

Prof. Lisa Austin and others - "Our data, our laws"

Friday, December 13, 2013

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Lisa Austin and other specialists in privacy and technology law write that Canadians need international agreements to protect the privacy of their data stored on servers in the United States ("Our data, our laws," December 12, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website, or below.

Jackman Law Building and Renewal design lands Canadian Architect Award

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Jackman Law Building and Faculty Renewal design by Hariri Pontarini Architects (HPA) and B + H Architects has landed a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence for 2013, one of six announced today in Canadian Architect magazine.

PBSC director Nikki Gershbain: "Law students can help solve Canada’s access-to-justice crisis"

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Nikki Gershbain, National Director of Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC), argues that law students can make a significant contribution to improving access to justice in Canada ("Law students can help solve Canada’s access-to-justice crisis," December 9, 2014).

Sustainable Companies Project: A Letter from Oslo, Norway

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
SJD student Carol Liao speaking at podium during the conference

By Carol Liao, SJD candidate

How do we integrate environmental concerns into the decision-making of companies? This question brought together a league of world-class scholars from across the globe, culminating into a final conference of the Sustainable Companies Project on December 5-6 in Oslo, Norway.

Dean Mayo Moran marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Dean Mayo Moran, far right, with AODA review stakeholders, and the minister responsible Dr. Eric Hoskins (second from left) in the foyer of Queen's Park.

 

Lisa Borsook '80 named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Congratulations to Lisa Borsook '80, Executive Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, on being named one of  the recipients of the 2013 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards ("Professional" category). The awards are given by the Women's Executive Network (WXN).

These Awards celebrate and highlight the professional achievements of women across the country in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

Read more on the WXN website.

LLM student Tracy Nanziri - “The importance of outreach in the diversity transformation”

Monday, December 2, 2013

In Canadian Lawyer magazine, LLM student Tracy Nanziri has written a commentary on the need for law firms to do more outreach to increase diversity within their ranks ("The importance of outreach in the diversity transformation," Dec. 2, 2013.

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