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Donald B. Bayne, Law'69 (far right), accepts the Catzman Award from Julie Catzman and Bradley E. Berg, President of The Advocates’ Society, during the Opening of the Courts for Ontario ceremony in Toronto on September 13. (Photo by The Advocates’ Society)

Alumnus Donald Bayne receives national award for ‘Professionalism & Civility’

September 14, 2016
“I’m highly honoured,” says Donald Bayne, Law’69 (Arts’66, EMBA’01), of his most recent distinction, The Advocates’ Society’s 2016 Catzman Award. “This award is unique, reflecting a renewed focus on civility in litigation by recognizing other professional qualities beyond simply the ability to be a good barrister or write a good factum.”
2016 CGCA winners Sheila Murray, Law’82, Hugh Kerr, Law’88, and Betty DelBiano, Law’84

Queen’s Law alumni dominate Canadian General Counsel Awards

September 9, 2016
Many Queen’s Law graduates are recognized as outstanding general counsel, and now a trio of them have more hardware to prove it. At the 2016 Canadian General Counsel Awards (CGCA) gala, Sheila Murray, Hugh Kerr and Betty DelBianco, all ‘80s grads, took three of the seven awards for being tops in their field. The awards, established by the National Post and ZSA Legal Recruitment, were presented on June 1 in Toronto.
Queen’s Law doctoral student Cristóbal Caviedes

Law PhD student earns scholarship for work challenging courts’ majority voting rule

September 8, 2016
“It is important to critically analyze the foundations of political institutions,” says Cristóbal Caviedes, a Chilean native who began his PhD in Law studies at Queen’s last January. That attitude is not only driving his doctoral research, but also garnered him an International Ontario Graduate Scholarship.
Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business facility in downtown Toronto is the site of Queen’s Law’s first professional education workshop.

Queen's Law launches ‘essential’ professional education program

September 6, 2016
"Labour and Employment Law Essentials” is a school first: it’s the inaugural professional education program offered by Queen’s Law. The workshop, presented in partnership with the Queen’s Centre for Contemporary Law in the Workplace (CLCW), will be held in Toronto on October 19 at the Smith School of Business facility at 200 Front St. West.
Professor Jean Thomas is the colloquium’s instructor and co-convenor.

Legal and political philosophy colloquium grows this year

August 29, 2016
The Colloquium in Legal and Political Philosophy enters its second year this fall with an exciting new lineup of speakers. A joint initiative between the Faculty of Law and the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies, the course is convened jointly by Professors Jean Thomas and Grégoire Webber. With strong representation from students in all departments, the colloquium is a fantastic opportunity to foster and develop interdisciplinary learning and scholarship.
Donald Bayne, Law’69 (Arts’66, EMBA’01)

Criminal bar ‘giant,’ a Law’69 grad, is among Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 ‘Most Influential’

August 18, 2016
“Donald Bayne was a fierce advocate and tactically brilliant lawyer on Duffy. There is no one else like him.” That’s what voters told Canadian Lawyer about the Law’69 alumnus who was named by the magazine as one of 2016’s Top 25 Most Influential in the justice system and legal profession in Canada.