News & Announcements
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New six-figure estate gift to support law students with financial need
The Peter A. Allard School of Law is pleased to announce a generous donation by the estate of Ms. Ellen Mary “Penny” O’Donnell to provide bursary funding for JD students who demonstrate financial need.
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Professor Isabel Grant elected to the Royal Society of Canada
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Isabel Grant has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The fellowship comprises over 2000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field.
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UBC Innocence Project statement on R. v. Tallio decision
The UBC Innocence Project at the Peter A. Allard School of Law respects the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the case of R. v. Tallio, made on Aug. 19, 2021. The case of Phillip James Tallio is one of many the Project has worked on since it was established in 2007, with the aim of engaging selected law students to review claims of wrongful conviction in B.C.
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Sep 20, 2021
New faculty job postings at Allard Law
Allard Law is pleased to announce three new faculty job postings at the law school.
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Aug 18, 2021The law and social change: Meet Assistant Professor Dr. Yuvraj Joshi
Dr. Yuvraj Joshi is an expert on constitutional and comparative law, racial equality law, gender and sexuality law, and human rights, and we’re thrilled to welcome him as our newest faculty member. We spoke with Dr. Joshi about his current research and why he’s excited to be teaching the upper-year seminar Law and Inequity this fall.
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Aug 5, 2021Taking a critical lens to property law: Meet Associate Professor Dr. Brenna Bhandar
Dr. Brenna Bhandar is a well-known property scholar and legal theorist—as well as an Allard Law graduate—and we’re delighted to have recently welcomed her back to the Allard Law community as an associate professor.
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Aug 2, 2021Vancouver Sun: Canadian universities must act now to protect their communities
Opinion: In this op-ed, Allard Law Professor Debra Parkes argues that there is a sound constitutional basis on which universities can require proof of vaccination status.
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Jul 23, 2021Drones, bots and the law: Meet Assistant Professor Kristen Thomasen
Kristen Thomasen is one of Canada’s leading experts in robotics law and policy, specializing in drone regulation and the privacy impacts of robotic technologies and artificial intelligence. In January 2021, she joined the Allard Law community as an assistant professor.
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Jul 21, 2021Professor Ngai Pindell named new Dean of Allard Law
Professor Ngai Pindell has been appointed as the new Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Professor Pindell will be joining Allard Law from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is International Gaming Institute Professor of Law.