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Four of the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic members whose work contributed to a major win for fairness and accountability in Canada’s justice system through a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling: Professor Lisa Kerr (advisor), Paul Quick, Law’09 (staff lawyer), Kathryn Ferreira, Law’01 (director), and Christina Papageorgakopoulos, Law’24 (former Advanced Prison Law student).

Queen’s Prison Law Clinic helps shape landmark SCC ruling on prison discipline

A recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on inmate discipline in provincial jails directly cited submissions from Queen’s Prison Law Clinic and research by Professor Lisa Kerr – marking a major win for fairness and accountability in Canada’s justice system.

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The Reciprocal Economies Certificate supports professionals in building principled economic relationships with Indigenous communities.

New professional certificate builds skills for Indigenous economic reconciliation

Queen’s Law’s new Reciprocal Economies Certificate offers participants critical insights into supporting reconciliation through economic development.

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Bobbie Alvernaz Law’25, accepts Pro Bono Students Canada’s Chief Justice Richard Wagner Award from PBSC Coordinator Kira Petriello Law’25, at the Queen’s chapter’s volunteer appreciation event in the student lounge.

Pro Bono Radio student lead honoured for outstanding volunteer work

Bobbie Alvernaz Law’25, has received the 2025 Chief Justice Richard Wagner Award for the Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) Queen’s chapter

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Winners of the 2025 Queen’s Law alumni awards – Daniel Brown, Law’04, Kaisha Thompson, Law’16, J. David Wake, KC, Law’72, and Christina Ackermann, Law’89 – will receive their trophies at Celebrate Queen’s Law in Toronto on June 4.

Congratulations to our 2025 alumni award winners!

A criminal justice leader, a litigator advocating for Indigenous clients, a two-term provincial integrity commissioner, and a global corporate executive are this year’s Queen’s Law alumni award recipients.

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Professor Kimberly Murray, Queen’s National Scholar in Indigenous Legal Studies and former Independent Special Interlocutor, worked with Indigenous communities to uncover truths about missing children and unmarked graves at residential school sites.

Marking Red Dress Day

Professor Kimberly Murray, former Independent Special Interlocutor, discusses her work with Indigenous communities to uncover truths about missing children and unmarked graves at residential school sites.

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Global tax law expert to advance research and education initiatives at Queen’s

Professor Ivan Ozai will join Queen’s Law in July as the inaugural Faculty Scholar in Tax Law and Policy, bringing international experience and new ideas for advancing tax law and justice

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Norman Farrell, Law’86, and Christopher Waters, Law’94, have each been awarded a Law Society Medal for their outstanding service within the legal profession.

Two alumni receive Law Society of Ontario’s highest honour

Norman Farrell, Law’86, and Christopher Waters, Law’04, are among this year’s recipients of the Law Society Medal, recognizing their outstanding contributions to the legal profession

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Ardi Imseis to appear before International Court of Justice

Queen’s Law professor Ardi Imseis will once again be appearing before the International Court of Justice on April 28, 2025.

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Professor David Freedman, an expert in wills and estates law who combines theory and practice, discusses how the field adapts to modern realities – from changing family structures to end-of-life planning. (Photo by Greg Black)

Freedman highlights wills and estates law’s evolving role

Professor David Freedman, who will teach a session in Queen’s Law’s End-of-Life Law Certificate this spring, discusses how wills and estates law adapts to modern realities – from changing family structures to end-of-life planning

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Queen’s Visiting Scholar Michele Leering, PhD’23, the first recipient of Queen’s Law’s Faculty of Law Graduate Programs Prize, is advancing an innovative approach to legal education. Grounded in reflective inquiry and practice, her work draws on decades of experience as a former social justice lawyer and leader in community-based advocacy.

PhD grad proposes an innovative approach to educating legal professionals

Queen’s Visiting Scholar Michele Leering, PhD’23, has a mission to introduce integrated reflective practice into the legal profession through training

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Podcast: Marcus-Matalon Lecture on U.S. Law - The US Constitution as the Law of the Land: Maps, Militaries, and the Mississippi - Akhil Reed Amar

Explore U.S. constitutional geography, indivisibility and neighbouring borders in this preview of the book Born Equal: Remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920, in this year’s Marcus-Matalon Lecture.

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Professor Erik Knutsen, an award-winning teacher, is cited internationally for research that helps courts and practitioners apply insurance law to interpret insurance policies in real-world situations. He will teach a session on insurance law in the Queen’s Law End-of-Life Law Certificate program for professionals.

Knutsen unpacks insurance law’s broad coverage

Leading insurance law scholar Professor Erik Knutsen explores the field’s wide-reaching impact – from everyday risks to end-of-life issues

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