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Preston Lim and Stanley U. Nweke‑Eze join Queen’s Law as assistant professors, contributing expertise across key areas of international economic law, with research spanning China’s role in the world economy and trade, investment, and development, including Global South perspectives.

Deepening global perspectives in international economic law at Queen’s

Newly appointed professors Preston Lim and Stanley U. Nweke‑Eze bring expertise across key areas of international economic law, with research spanning China’s role in the world economy and trade, investment, and development, including Global South perspectives.

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AI governance expert Maroussia Lévesque joins Queen’s Law as an assistant professor, bringing interdisciplinary experience across academic, policy, and public-facing work.

New professor probes AI’s power dynamics

Maroussia Lévesque brings global policy experience and a sharp focus on AI governance and accountability to Queen’s Law.

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From left: Kevin Banks (promoted to full professor), Lindsay Borrows (appointment renewed), and Debra Haak (promoted to associate professor), effective July 1.

Professors Banks, Borrows, and Haak recognized with promotions, renewal

Effective July 1, Kevin Banks will be promoted to full professor, Lindsay Borrows’ appointment renewed, and Debra Haak promoted to associate professor.

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Meeting the demands of a changing tax landscape

As tax law grows more complex under global and regulatory pressures, Queen’s Law is planning for an endowed professorship to strengthen research, inform policy, and prepare the next generation of tax lawyers — helping shape a fair and effective tax system.

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Recipients of the 2026 Queen’s Law alumni awards: Brandon Chung, Law’17; Kelley McKinnon, Law’88; Judy Goldring, Law’91; Justice Lucille Shaw, Law’89; and Donald Bayne, Law’69. (Photo by Michael Tenaglia)

Queen’s Law alumni celebrate in Toronto

Graduates reconnected at the annual reception to honour the 2026 alumni award recipients and mark the school’s recent achievements.

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Positioning Canada’s trade strategy for a new era of economic security

Professor Nicolas Lamp brings together leading experts to help Canadian trade officials navigate a rapidly shifting global landscape shaped by U.S. protectionism and China’s rise as an industrial powerhouse.

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JD, LLM, and Certificate in Law graduates, along with honorary Doctor of Laws recipient Mary Jane Mossman, Law’70, celebrate a milestone at Convocation and the reception that followed. (Photos by Bernard Clark)

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

Queen’s Law marks the achievements of our newest JD, LLM, and Certificate in Law graduates, along with honorary Doctor of Laws recipient Mary Jane Mossman, Law’70.

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Professor Lindsay Borrows is among 15 early-career researchers from around the world selected for CIFAR’s 2026–2028 Global Scholars cohort.

Borrows earns Global Scholar recognition

Professor Lindsay Borrows joins an international research network for her work exploring Indigenous legal traditions and environmental governance.

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Recipients of the 2026 Denis Marshall Contribution Awards — Sierra Adey, Simran Grewal, Rani Bulsara, Gabriel Mollot-Hill, and Aidan Brown — are recognized for demonstrating, through substantial commitment, the imprint of the graduating class on the life of Queen’s Law.

Students recognize peers for their outstanding contributions

Meet the recipients of the 2026 Law Students’ Society Awards.

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Webber’s scholarship shapes Supreme Court debate

As Canada’s highest court considers the constitutional future of Quebec’s Bill 21, Professor Grégoire Webber’s rethinking of the notwithstanding clause is now central to one of the most consequential Charter cases.

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Professor Joshua Karton, an internationally recognized scholar of international and domestic arbitration, transnational contract law, and comparative law, is the 2026 recipient of the Professor Les Green Award for Research Excellence at Queen’s Law.

Karton recognized for excellence in research

Queen’s Law has named Professor Joshua Karton the recipient of the 2026 Professor Les Green Award for Research Excellence.

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Professors Bethany Hastie, Cherie Metcalf, Ivan Ozai, and Darryl Robinson have received national funding for their research projects examining labour rights and access to justice, public trust in courts, tax avoidance, and accountability for environmental harm, respectively.

Four faculty funded to advance research on urgent legal challenges

Professors Bethany Hastie, Cherie Metcalf, Ivan Ozai, and Darryl Robinson are examining labour rights and access to justice, public trust in courts, tax avoidance, and accountability for environmental harm, respectively.

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