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The ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada earlier this year on Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, is the subject of the CLCW’s April 24 workshop.

Queen’s to host workshop on Supreme Court’s landmark labour law ruling

April 12, 2015
The Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace (CLCW) at Queen’s is presenting “The Right to Strike: Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan,” an afternoon workshop on April 24. Leading scholars and practitioners are coming together in Macdonald Hall to assess the implications that the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling will have on labour law in Canada and internationally.
Queen's Law alumni award winners (l-r): Jim Parks, Law’71, Kristin Muszynski, Law’05, and Robert Frater, QC, Law’84

2015 alumni award winners selected from strong group of nominees

March 27, 2015
With the introduction of two new awards, along with the longstanding H.R.S. Ryan Award, 2015 has been a great year for Queen’s Law alumni to honour their peers. From a broad slate of candidates, the Dean’s Council Awards Committee has announced this year’s winners: James “Jim” Parks, Law’71, Kristin Muszynski, Law’05, and Robert Frater, QC, Law’84. The honorees will accept their trophies at an upcoming alumni event.
The Indigenous Celebration of Arts, Culture and Dance held at the Tett Centre on March 21 capped Aboriginal Awareness Week at Queen's.

Law helps raise aboriginal awareness

March 26, 2015
Queen’s Law was eager to take part in Aboriginal Awareness Week, an on-campus celebration of indigenous histories and cultures, organized by the Queen’s Native Students’ Association. The group got people of all backgrounds involved in the festivities from March 16–21 to show the importance of understanding that issues facing indigenous peoples are the responsibilities of all Canadians.
Photo by Julia Lim. Students in the blended LAW-201 course, for which all 200 spots were filled in September 2014.

Online intro to law course sees enthusiastic reception, plans major expansion next winter

March 21, 2015
For the past two years, Queen’s undergraduate students have jumped at the chance to take LAW-201 Introduction to the Study of Canadian Law, a fall-winter course taught by Queen’s Law professors. This summer, the course will be offered online for the first time, and further expanded to an even wider audience of students from any Ontario university in the next winter semester.
Cabaret for a Cure.

Students dance up a storm and $14K for cancer research

March 17, 2015
Cabaret for a Cure, the school’s popular annual dance show and charity fundraiser hosted by the Queen’s Law Cancer Society (QLCS), reached unprecedented heights this year. A greater number of talented student dancers, as well as models in a new fashion show, performed on a larger stage in front of a bigger crowd. The incredibly fun-filled night on March 13 saw more than triple the usual funds raised as classmates, faculty, friends and parents packed the Grand Theatre in downtown Kingston, generating almost $14,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society.