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Justice Julie Thorburn, Law’88, a former Superior Court judge and Divisional Court team leader, is the latest Queen’s Law grad appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Law’88 alumna promoted to Ontario’s highest court

Recently appointed OCA Justice Julie Thorburn, Law’88, talks about the importance to her judicial career of teamwork and business relationships with members of the legal profession -- from law clerks and junior lawyers to mentors.
Former Dean Bill Flanagan, “a visionary who through perseverance, tact and hard work led the transformation of Queen’s Law to be among the best law schools in the country,” has been honoured with an award in his name: The Dean Bill Flanagan International Studies Award.

Admirers endow award to celebrate Flanagan’s forte

Alumni and friends contributed over $550K to celebrate Bill Flanagan’s 14 decanal years of transformative leadership, establishing an international studies award in his name.
2018-19 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Scholarship in Legal Ethics and Professionalism recipients – Jennifer Clay, an articling student at Weaver, Simmons LLP in Sudbury; and Ryan Mullins, a Judicial Law Clerk at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto – are applying their knowledge in a subject area of utmost importance.

Articling students put legal ethics principles to work

2018-19 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Scholarship in Legal Ethics and Professionalism recipients – Jennifer Clay, an articling student at Weaver, Simmons LLP in Sudbury; and Ryan Mullins, a Judicial Law Clerk at the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto – are applying their knowledge in a subject area of utmost importance.
The goal of PhD candidate Ekaterina Antsygina’s research is to define maritime boundaries of countries that border on the North Pole that will reflect an equitable solution for Canada, Russia and Denmark. How these boundaries are defined will have an impact on how these Arctic states cooperate on environmental issues, science and infrastructure projects.

Defining legal borders in the Central Arctic Ocean

Beneath the North Pole’s icy surface lies a hotbed for coastal states to claim political power. Setting limits for each nation’s sovereign rights is the topic of Ekaterina Antsygina’s doctoral thesis.