News & Announcements
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Fast-tracking mining in B.C. without repeating past mistakes
B.C. is pushing mineral mining to meet clean energy demand, but UBC experts stress the need to balance growth with Indigenous rights and the environment.
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Get to know your 2025 Orientation Coordinators
We're so excited to welcome our incoming JD class at Orientation from August 27-29! In this Q&A, Orientation Coordinators Michelle Chan and Sabrina St-Jean share their insights from their first year of law school.
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Meet Allard Law’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Team
The EDI Office works with students, faculty and staff to support education and initiatives focused on issues such as anti-racism and building an inclusive environment. Team members Mio Tomisawa and Carlos Nunez discussed their ongoing work to foster community and belonging at Allard Law.
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Jul 19, 2023Vancouver Sun: BC can be a leader in legal protection for people harmed by AI
Op-ed: Allard Law's Kristen Thomasen and BC Law Institute's Karen Campbell say that federal moves to regulate the AI industry won’t help people harmed by AI get compensation for injuries and losses.
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Jul 7, 2023Gaining confidence through Allard Law’s legal clinics and externships
The prospect of making the jump from the classroom to the law office – or the courtroom – can be daunting. We spoke with Allard Law students and a new grad about what they took away from their time at three of our Clinic and Externships program.
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Jun 27, 2023Books reviews by Allard profs: 'Deliberative Peace Referendums' and 'Making the Case'
Professors Erez Aloni and Jocelyn Stacey review two new books by their Allard Law colleagues: 'Deliberative Peace Referendums' and 'Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools.'
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Jun 8, 2023New $100,000 gift establishes Frank and Nancy Iacobucci Entrance Award in Law for Indigenous Students
We're delighted to announce a generous gift from Frank Iacobucci KC LLD CC and Nancy Iacobucci to establish the Frank and Nancy Iacobucci Entrance Award in Law for Indigenous Students.
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Jun 7, 2023Lawyers in a warming world
Later this month, members of the Law Society of BC will vote on a resolution on lawyers and climate change. We spoke with Allard Law Professor Dr. Carol Liao about her new working paper, which she hopes will shed light on why this resolution is important.
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May 26, 2023Allard Law students share their mooting highlights
We spoke with Allard Law students Sarah Chetney, Caitlin Wardrop and Jayden Friesen-Kehler about their mooting experiences – from agonizing over ‘fake municipal policy’ to presenting arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada.