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Peter Johnson, Law’89, and Stuart O’Connor, Law’86, accept the Corry Award from Dean Bill Flanagan. The award recognizes their efforts as co-chairs of the Queen’s Law Alberta Alumni Council, a group responsible for leading their province’s support, vision and philanthropic efforts in support of Queen’s Law.
Peter Johnson, Law’89, and Stuart O’Connor, Law’86, accept the Corry Award from Dean Bill Flanagan. The award recognizes their efforts as co-chairs of the Queen’s Law Alberta Alumni Council, a group responsible for leading their province’s support, vision and philanthropic efforts in support of Queen’s Law.

Working together to give back: Two alumni leaders from Calgary team up and earn award

June 28, 2019
Peter Johnson, Law’89 (Artsci’85), and Stuart O’Connor, Law’86, have been recognized for their efforts as co-chairs of the Queen’s Law Alberta Alumni Council, a group responsible for leading their province’s support, vision and philanthropic efforts in support of Queen’s Law.
In Professor Nicolas Lamp's first five years at Queen's Law, he has founded and directed initiatives and has collaborated with his colleagues to produce opportunities that provide Queen’s grads with “a depth of expertise in international law that is unmatched by other Canadian law schools.”
In Professor Nicolas Lamp's first five years at Queen's Law, he has founded and directed initiatives and has collaborated with his colleagues to produce opportunities that provide Queen’s grads with “a depth of expertise in international law that is unmatched by other Canadian law schools.”

Meet our faculty – Nicolas Lamp

June 26, 2019
In Professor Nicolas Lamp's first five years at Queen's Law, he has founded and directed initiatives and has collaborated with his colleagues to produce opportunities that provide Queen’s grads with “a depth of expertise in international law that is unmatched by other Canadian law schools.”
Lawyers from local firm Cunningham Swan present Dean Bill Flanagan and Queen’s Law Clinics lawyers with a cheque in the amount of $125,000 to “support the legal services that law students provide to the community through the Queen’s Law Clinics, and the excellent training that the clinics, in turn, provide to future lawyers.”

Cunningham Swan marks 125th anniversary with $125K donation to Queen’s Law Clinics

June 25, 2019
Lawyers from local firm Cunningham Swan present Dean Bill Flanagan and Queen’s Law Clinics lawyers with a cheque in the amount of $125,000 to “support the legal services that law students provide to the community through the Queen’s Law Clinics, and the excellent training that the clinics, in turn, provide to future lawyers.”
Scholars from Queen’s and Oxford discuss a range of topics from “Authentic Interpretation” to “Law and the Socialist Ideal” and “Justifying the Right of Return” at a collaborative workshop held on the campus of St. John’s College, Oxford, on June 10.
Scholars from Queen’s and Oxford discuss a range of topics from “Authentic Interpretation” to “Law and the Socialist Ideal” and “Justifying the Right of Return” at a collaborative workshop held on the campus of St. John’s College, Oxford, on June 10.

Queen's and Oxford convene in novel law, politics and philosophy workshop

June 13, 2019
Queen's Law, Political Studies and Philosophy faculty convened in Oxford on June 10 for a first-time collaboration, with speakers from both schools discussing topics including "Law and the Socialist Ideal" and "Justifying the Right of Return."
Joy Wakefield, Law’12, accepts her Dan Soberman Outstanding Young Alumni Award at a Toronto alumni reception.

The law of the land

June 10, 2019
Joy Wakefield, Law’12, Soberman Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner, is a staff lawyer for Legal Aid Ontario and is seconded part-time to Nokiiwin Tribal Council, working with communities on the north shore of Lake Superior. “We have lots of challenges that are unique to smaller communities,” she says, “and I am proud to bring awareness to the successes and what we are pioneering there.”
The Honourable Judith Beaman, Law’75, winner of the Cromwell Award for distinction in the public service, saw “every barrier as movable” during her law school days. Over her career as a lawyer, a legal policy analyst, a judge and a leader of an Ontario government commission, she has helped women and families on the journey to equality.

Recognizing an equity champion

June 5, 2019
The Honourable Judith Beaman, Law’75, winner of the Cromwell Award for distinction in the public service, saw “every barrier as movable” during her law school days. Over her career as a lawyer, a legal policy analyst, a judge and a leader of an Ontario government commission, she has helped women and families on the journey to equality.
At her alma mater’s Spring Convocation on June 6, Fiona Sampson, Law’93, shown in 2016 with one of Kenya’s “160 Girls,” will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree for her exceptional work as a human rights advocate. “This honorary LLD,” she says, “feels like an endorsement of the highest order, and fuels my commitment to keep creating change, and affirms that a Queen’s education really is the gift that keeps giving.”

Law'93 human rights advocate to receive Queen’s LLD

June 3, 2019
At Spring Convocation on June 6, Fiona Sampson, Law’93, shown in 2016 with one of Kenya’s “160 Girls,” will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree for her exceptional work as a human rights advocate. “This honorary LLD,” she says, “feels like an endorsement of the highest order, and fuels my commitment to keep creating change, and affirms that a Queen’s education really is the gift that keeps giving.”