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Manoj Dias-Abey, PhD’16, who says, “Both the research and teaching experience I obtained at Queen’s were instrumental in me getting my first academic position,” has joined the University of Bristol School of Law. (Photo by Greg Black)
Manoj Dias-Abey, PhD’16, who says, “Both the research and teaching experience I obtained at Queen’s were instrumental in me getting my first academic position,” has joined the University of Bristol School of Law. (Photo by Greg Black)

First Queen’s PhD in labour law grad a great fit for U.K. academia

July 26, 2018
Manoj Dias-Abey, PhD’16, who says, “Both the research and teaching experience I obtained at Queen’s were instrumental in me getting my first academic position,” has joined the University of Bristol School of Law.
Professor Alyssa King is currently researching arbitration in the U.S. and Europe, seeking answers to such questions as: “If EU countries will continue to use arbitration in a variety of settings, how will the EU’s legal system accommodate it?” (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)
Professor Alyssa King is currently researching arbitration in the U.S. and Europe, seeking answers to such questions as: “If EU countries will continue to use arbitration in a variety of settings, how will the EU’s legal system accommodate it?” (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)

Meet Alyssa King, one of seven new professors at Queen’s Law

July 23, 2018
Professor Alyssa King, one of seven new faculty members at Queen's Law, is currently researching arbitration in the U.S. and Europe, seeking answers to such questions as: “If EU countries will continue to use arbitration in a variety of settings, how will the EU’s legal system accommodate it?”
The Frontenac Law Association’s new president Warren WhiteKnight, Law’13 (middle), and 2018 award winners Alan Whyte, Law’79, and Rachel Law, Law’18, are all deeply committed to the legal profession in Kingston and legal education at Queen’s Law.
The Frontenac Law Association’s new president Warren WhiteKnight, Law’13 (middle), and 2018 award winners Alan Whyte, Law’79, and Rachel Law, Law’18, are all deeply committed to the legal profession in Kingston and legal education at Queen’s Law.

Queen’s Law grads in Kingston continue giving back to their local and law school communities

July 20, 2018
The ties that bind Kingston-area lawyers with Queen’s Law are stronger than ever. It was a big night on June 26 for local alumni and their alma mater at the Frontenac Law Association’s Annual General Meeting. One grad donated his prize money to experiential learning at Queen's law, another award winner is paying her clinic experience forward mentoring student caseworkers, and a third is now president of the association. 
Professor Benjamin Ewing has a particular interest in “what it means to have a fair opportunity to avoid punishment – and the nature and role of a fair opportunity to avoid crime as a component of a fair opportunity to avoid punishment.” (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)
Professor Benjamin Ewing has a particular interest in “what it means to have a fair opportunity to avoid punishment – and the nature and role of a fair opportunity to avoid crime as a component of a fair opportunity to avoid punishment.” (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)

Meet Benjamin Ewing, one of seven new professors at Queen’s Law

July 16, 2018
Professor Benjamin Ewing, one of seven new faculty members at Queen's Law, has a particular interest in “what it means to have a fair opportunity to avoid punishment – and the nature and role of a fair opportunity to avoid crime as a component of a fair opportunity to avoid punishment.”
Don Couturier, MPA’17/Law’19, author of the award-winning essay “Walking Together: Indigenous ADR in Land and Resource Disputes” that leaves readers with these parting thoughts: “Once we learn to walk together on this path, new possibilities will emerge for a shared future.”
Don Couturier, MPA’17/Law’19, author of the award-winning essay “Walking Together: Indigenous ADR in Land and Resource Disputes” that leaves readers with these parting thoughts: “Once we learn to walk together on this path, new possibilities will emerge for a shared future.”

Queen’s Law student wins national competition for best Indigenous law essay

July 9, 2018
Don Couturier, MPA’17/Law’19, wins the inaugural award from the Canadian Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section for his essay that "emphasizes how the different and varied worldviews of Indigenous nations should be embraced, not diluted, in the respectful and conscientious design of ADR processes.” 
Professor Don Stuart stands proudly with daughters Joanne (Law’03) and Chloe and wife Pam as former students pay tribute to the criminal law legend. (Photo by Rai Allen)
Professor Don Stuart stands proudly with daughters Joanne (Law’03) and Chloe and wife Pam as former students pay tribute to the criminal law legend. (Photo by Rai Allen)

Queen’s pays tribute to criminal law legend Don Stuart

June 25, 2018
An icon in the criminal justice field, a pillar of Queen’s Law and a beloved professor who has taught thousands of students, Don Stuart retires on June 30, following 48 years with the Faculty.