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March 2011
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Labour Arbitration as Access to Justice: What's Working and What Isn't?
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Celebrate Queen's Law in Toronto, May 4
Spring Reunion Weekend, May 27-29
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LLM grad honoured as 2011’s “Senior Australian”
Law ‘77 alumnus re-elected Chair of Miller Thomson LLP
Law ‘87 alumnus to preside over Alberta’s premier polytechnic |
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Ribbon cut on Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Classroom
Unveiling set for Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP Classroom
Justice David Stratas and distinguished guests teach critical legal skills
Students meet NYC alumni and judge to discuss career options
Student interns at UNICEF in Malawi
Law ‘12 intern shares in grassroots legal education for Vietnamese |
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Save 10% on ticket prices at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto
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Join us at the Royal Ontario Museum to discuss current challenges for grievance arbitration as access to justice, from human rights and tort claims to Charter issues. Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler is the keynote speaker of this workshop hosted by Queen’s Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace. 
Join Dean Bill Flanagan and reconnect with fellow alumni at the National Club, 303 Bay St. A discussion on “The Changing Role of In-house Counsel” with members of the Dean's Council begins at 5:00 pm, followed by a cocktail reception at 6:00 pm. 
Alumni from Law Classes of ‘61, ‘66, ‘91, ‘96, ‘01 and ‘06 will be celebrating reunions in Kingston this spring. On Saturday, May 28, join us for Faculty-organized events including a continental breakfast and student-guided tour of extensive upgrades to Macdonald Hall at 10:00 am and a cocktail party at the University Club at 5:00 pm. Contact 
Are you a former QLA volunteer? Join us to reconnect and reminisce with fellow QLA alumni, staff, former review counsel and judges at the University Club on Queen’s campus. A reception, panel discussion and dinner are just three of the events planned. 
Beth Symes, Law ‘76, was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on December 30. The honour recognizes her work over the last 32 years fighting tirelessly on behalf of Canadian women for equality. 
University of Sydney Professor Ron McCallum, LLM ‘74, received the 2011 Senior Australian of the Year award from the country’s Prime Minister on January 25. With the honour, the equal rights campaigner has a new platform for spreading his message of equality for people with a disability. 
The partners at Miller Thomson LLP acclaimed Gerald Courage, Law ‘77, as Chair on January 26, awarding him a second consecutive term after he led the firm safely through substantial growth in the past three years. 
Anil Aggarwal, Law ‘96, Toronto, and Jacqueline Armstrong Gates, Law ‘94, Kitchener, were recently honoured as “Rising Stars -- 40 Leading Lawyers Under 40” on Lexpert’s prestigious 2010 list. 
Students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered in Macdonald Hall on January 12 for a ceremony to celebrate the official opening of the Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Classroom. To recognize FMC’s $400,000 gift made to the Classroom Renewal Project, Queen’s Law named the school’s largest classroom in honour of the firm. 
Queen’s Law has named Macdonald Hall’s new second-floor seminar room in honour of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP to recognize the firm’s $200,000 gift, the first major donation that was made to the $1.3-million Classroom Renewal Project. The contemporary, high-tech teaching space featuring video conferencing technology will be launched on March 16. 
Award-winning teacher Justice David Stratas, Law ‘84, of the Federal Court of Appeal, designed a new course for Queen’s Law: Legal Writing and Written Advocacy. He taught the course in January with the assistance of special guests, including SCC Justice Thomas Cromwell, Law ‘76, and Rob Frater, Law ‘84, Senior General Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada. 
Joshua Blum, Law ‘11, spent last summer helping to transform the legal system for children in Africa. With assistance from the Dean’s Excellence Fund, he completed an eight-week UNICEF internship in Malawi, a small southern African country of some 14 million people. 
Abbey Sinclair, Law ‘12, spent the summer of 2010 in Hanoi, Vietnam, helping to promote legal awareness and access to justice for the country’s citizens. With assistance from a Torys Public Summer Internship Award, she interned with a partner organization of Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia’s Community Legal Education Initiative. 
The media has gone to Law faculty experts lately for comment on such topics as the federal government’s plans to reduce immigration visas, an insurance rule that burdens “innocent co-insureds,” Wikileaks, fewer Canadians reporting spousal abuse, Russell Williams’ murder trial, legal obligations to support elderly parents, and the Queen’s Elder Law Clinic. 
Would you like to share career advice with a student or fellow graduate? Are you seeking career advice? Join NetworQ, an application in the Queen’s online community where you can connect with students and other alumni to share career experiences and opportunities and discuss issues of mutual interest. 
Alumni can watch live performances -- including “Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet: Swan Lake” and “1964-Tribute” -- at a discounted price. To receive the discount, courtesy of Queen’s Law, “find tickets” at 
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