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Justice Thomas Cromwell, Law’76, LLD’10, responds to questions during his Queen’s Law Reports interview in the Macdonald Hall faculty lounge on November 2. (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)

A view from the top: Retired SCC Justice Cromwell gets candid

December 7, 2016
Two months after retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Thomas Cromwell, Law’76, LLD’10 (Mus’73), was warmly welcomed back to Queen’s Law for a four-day visit during the first week of November. He took time to sit down with Queen’s Law Reports editor Lisa Graham to share his perspective as a judge serving on Canada’s top court, to discuss what comes next professionally, and to talk about his continuing involvement with his alma mater.
David Kerzner, Law’90, PhD ’15, on Queen’s campus for his graduation in spring 2015 (Photo by Greg Black)

Queen’s PhD grad coauthors invaluable book to combat illegal tax practices

December 5, 2016
David Kerzner, Law’90, PhD’15, has used his doctoral research at Queen’s Law to make a timely contribution to a subject in the public spotlight. He is the coauthor of a new book, International Tax Evasion in the Global Information Age, focused on tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs). Called “an invaluable resource” by retired Supreme Court Justice Marshall Rothstein, the text was published by Irwin Law last summer and is now being published internationally by Palgrave Macmillan in London and by Springer Publishing online.
Justice Gary Trotter, shown in 2008, has been promoted to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Former Queen’s criminal law professor appointed to Ontario Court of Appeal

November 24, 2016
“A lawyer's lawyer, then a professor's professor, then a judge's judge – Gary Trotter has done it all, performing at the highest level imaginable every step of the way." In those words, Justice David Stratas, Law’84, of the Federal Court of Appeal, describes the latest Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) appointee.
David Pattenden, Law’71, LLD’03, accepts his Distinguished Service Award from Chancellor Jim Leech and Principal Daniel Woolf, at the University Council Dinner in Ban Righ Hall on Nov. 5. (Photo by Garrett Elliott)

Law’71 alumnus honoured for distinguished service to Queen’s

November 16, 2016
David Pattenden, the holder of five Queen’s degrees (BA’67, MA’69, LLB’71, MEd’74 and an honorary doctorate, LLD’03), has a new distinction from his alma mater. He is one of six members of the Queen’s community (two from Law) who received the Distinguished Service Award on November 5. The award, presented by University Council, recognizes individuals who have made Queen’s a better place.