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Applying her Queen’s legal education, Irene Cybulsky, Law’20, represented herself before Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal and won an important case to improve gender equality in the workplace.

Law’20 grad achieves victory for workplace gender equality

Applying her Queen’s legal education, Irene Cybulsky, Law’20, represented herself before Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal and won an important case to improve gender equality in the workplace.

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Bala research team to help resolve parenting issues

Professor Nick Bala is leading a project to develop guidelines that parents and legal professionals can use to make post-separation arrangements for children's care.

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In this eight-part series, legal experts from different areas – constitutional, trade, environmental, financial, insurance, Indigenous rights, and the energy sector – weigh in on Canada’s path to net-zero.

Combatting climate crisis – collectively

Professor Robert Yalden shares his insight on the global shift to climate-related financial disclosure and sustainable accounting.

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D. John Naccarato, Law’81 (1956–2021), is being commemorated by Norton Rose Fulbright with an award to help the next generation of talented students with limited finances obtain a JD at Queen’s Law.

Norton Rose Fulbright establishes an award commemorating John Naccarato, Law’81

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Building financial resilience in challenging times; Henderson’s insight

Associate Dean Gail Henderson shares her expertise on how individuals, regardless of income level, can become more adept in dealing with their finances and how governments and financial organizations can help.

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Combatting climate crisis – collectively

Professor Erik Knutsen shares his insight on how the the insurance industry pivots to address large-scale climate risks.

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Yalden examines governance power struggle at Rogers

Professor Robert Yalden unpacks the main governance and corporate law issues in the Rogers case and explains why Canadians should be paying attention.

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Law'11 classmates celebrate their 10th anniversary reunion with Professor Nick Bala, Law'77, at Homecoming 2021.

Alumni connect online for Homecoming 2021

Alumni from across Canada and in the U.S. tuned in to virtual Homecoming, where they reunited with classmates, learned the latest about their alma mater, and discovered the Conflict Analytics Lab’s latest innovations.

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Indigenous legal traditions scholar appointed to Queen’s Law

Lindsay Keegitah Borrows, known for being at “a scholarly cutting edge within the world of Indigenous legal studies,” will join the Queen’s Law faculty in July 2022.

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Queen’s-Oxford collaboration using AI to streamline vaccine injury claims process

The Conflict Analytics Lab has launched the first iteration of Vaccine Mediator, an online dispute resolution tool to help process injury claims more efficiently while promoting access to justice.

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The statue of Nellie McClung is part of the We Are Persons! monument on Parliament Hill that commemorates the Famous Five’s accomplishments and celebrates their victory of the Persons Case. The Famous Five, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Nellie McClung launched the legal challenge that would mark a turning point for equality rights in Canada.

Persons Day: Recognizing Canada’s roots in advancing gender equality

Professors Kathleen Lahey and Beverley Baines, both instrumental in shaping equality rights in Canada, explain the importance of the Persons Case for women and for many other marginalized groups in the country.

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