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Professor Grégoire Webber, Canada Research Chair in Public Law and Philosophy of Law, has delivered a talk and published articles on the Charter’s notwithstanding clause.

Perspectives on Canada’s Charter: Unpacking the ‘override provision’

In recognition of Law Day, Professor Grégoire Webber reflects on the enduring legacy and contemporary significance of the Charter through a brief examination of one of its most contested articles, “the notwithstanding clause.”

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Especially after COVID-19, Canadians need better financial literacy and teachers can help

Associate Dean Gail Henderson and Queen's Education professor Pamela Beach find that how quickly people recover financially from the COVID-19 crisis, or lose the gains they made, may depend on their level of financial literacy. Teaching the subject to kids requires offering teachers professional development to ensure they're equipped.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and the Conflict Analytics Lab at Queen’s have partnered to produce the Intelligent Settlement System, intended to give litigators in personal injury matters an objective tool to better assess cases and to assist with pre-trial strategies and finding optimal negotiation strategies and outcomes.

Queen’s-BLG partnership to create AI-powered dispute resolution system

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and the Conflict Analytics Lab at Queen’s are producing the Intelligent Settlement System to give litigators in personal injury matters an objective tool to better assess cases and to assist with pre-trial strategies and finding optimal negotiation strategies and outcomes.

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Selected to clerk with justices of Canadian courts in 2022-23 are: (top row, l-r) Alysha Flipse, Law’20, Rachel Oster, Law’20, Michael Cui, Law’21, Samantha Bondoux, Law’21, Christina Tang, Law’22, (bottom row, l-r) Rayna Lew, Law’21, Shailaja Nadarajah, Law’21, Caine Chapman, Law’22, and Ross Denny-Jiles, Law’22.

Students secure coveted clerkships with Canada’s top courts

Despite the constraints of a global pandemic, Queen’s Law students will continue to make their mark in Canada’s judicial system.

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Shadow Program pairs of students and mentors also included (top row) Kevin Kiss, Law’23, and Mark Asfar, Law’17, in-house counsel with J.L. Richards & Associates Limited in Ottawa; (middle row) Rena Taggar, Law’23, and Corina Capmare, Law’19, an associate with Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP in Toronto; and (bottom row) Kevin Lau, Law’23, and Stephen Shamie, Law’86, a partner and senior labour and employment lawyer with Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP in Toronto.

Mentorship and self-discovery start students on planning career paths

Our Shadow Program pairs first-year students with legal professionals to learn what it’s like to work in big and small law firms, in corporations, with the government, and with public-interest organizations.

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Metcalf comments on Supreme Court’s carbon tax ruling

Professor Cherie Metcalf sheds light on how the Supreme Court of Canada’s greenhouse gas pricing decision will affect climate policy and Canadian federalism.

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Indigenous Speaker Series - Law Panel

Indigenous Women in Law

Date

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Location

Online

Speakers

Taylor Day

Lauren Winkler

Laura Sharp

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At this year’s virtual Welcome Day for prospective JD students already offered admission, Queen’s Law community members showcasing the many features and benefits of the Queen’s Law experience included Assistant Dean Phillip Drew, Shailaja Nadarajah, Law’21, Professor Noah Weisbord, and Career Development Director Julie Banting.

Prospective students discover why Queen’s Law is a Canadian leader in legal education

JD candidates offered admission to the school took part in this year’s Welcome Day, a virtual event to showcase the many features and benefits of the Queen’s Law experience.

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Following the recent publication of his critical analysis of Quebec’s sole shareholder regime, Professor Robert Yalden advocates for Canada to reduce the complexities of incorporating small businesses.

Reinvigorating small business as Canada emerges from COVID-19

Professor Robert Yalden, who has published a critical analysis of Quebec’s sole shareholder regime, advocates for Canada to reduce the complexities of incorporating small businesses.

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Q&A session on Open Education Resources in Law

Date

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Location

Online

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