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Queen's Law Journal editors Jason Paquette, Katrina van Kessel, Alexander Hinds and Jessica Toldo, all Law’16, stand beside the plaque commemorating Professor Bernie Adell outside the QLJ office.

Queen’s Law Journal students memorialize legendary faculty advisor

May 3, 2016
Before a gathering of students and faculty outside the Queen’s Law Journal (QLJ) office on April 21, a memorial plaque was unveiled to commemorate the work of Professor Bernie Adell. As long-time faculty advisor to QLJ and editor-in-chief of the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, he influenced scores of student editors in producing two of Canada's leading scholarly legal publications.
Angela Fallow, Law'06

Law students and lawyers team up to help refugee sponsors

April 29, 2016
Newly allied Queen’s Law students and local lawyers are positioning themselves to assist private refugee sponsors in sponsorship application paperwork. On April 16, students and lawyers participated in the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program, locally supported by Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP and the Frontenac Law Association in cooperation with the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub.
Eric Gottardi, Law’02, in the grand foyer of the Supreme Court of Canada. (Photo by John Major)

Queen’s grad wins major mandatory minimums case at Supreme Court

April 21, 2016
On April 15, after hearing submissions in R v Lloyd, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) struck down as unconstitutional the latest in a series of mandatory minimum sentences. Queen’s Law alumnus Eric Gottardi, Law’02, played an instrumental role, serving as pro bono counsel for the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), an intervenor in the case.
Frank Walwyn, Law’93, is a member of the Dean’s Council at Queen’s Law.

Law’93 grad credited for career contributions in Canada and the Caribbean

April 15, 2016
Frank Walwyn, Law’93, a partner at WeirFoulds LLP, has a burgeoning national and international reputation. Now he has added two new honours to supplement his impressive resume. This spring, the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) inducted him as a Fellow. On April 20, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) will present him with its Award for Distinguished Service.
Sheila Murray, Law’82

Law’82 alumna to help modernize Ontario’s business laws

April 11, 2016
She is the president of one of Canada’s largest investment fund companies – and will soon be helping steer the future of business in Ontario. Sheila Murray, Law’82 (Com’79), has accepted an appointment to the Ontario government’s new Business Law Advisory Council (BLAC). The 11-member panel, which is made up of professionals with expertise in the area, will recommend changes to provincial corporate and commercial laws that will strengthen the competitiveness of Ontario businesses in the Canadian and global economies. Murray brings more than three decades of experience to her appointment.
Rothstein Lecture

Osler’s $100K investment to pay solid returns for Queen’s business law students

April 8, 2016
Two business law initiatives are beginning at Queen’s Law this fall thanks to a generous contribution of $100,000 from Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. First, a scholarship will support students who are entering the new combined BCom/JD program. Second, a seminar/workshop series focusing on the essentials of business knowledge for lawyers is being created.
Ashley Pitcher, Law’17, presents the 2016 LSS Spark Award to Jason Mercredi, Law’18, LSS Aboriginal Student Representative, on March 28.

Queen’s Law students vote to create aboriginal student entrance scholarship

April 1, 2016
On March 24, Queen’s Law students voted to use the Law Students’ Society’s $25,000 budget surplus to create the school’s first entrance scholarship for Aboriginal law students. The Law Faculty will match the LSS’s contribution in order to establish an endowed fund that will support an annual scholarship of $2,000 to $3,000 for one student each year.