News & Announcements
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Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities
Thinking of suing those troublesome trespassing carolers? Allard Law's Professor Adam Hofri-Winogradow explains why holiday legal battles might not be worth it.
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Making global connections through law school exchange
Through UBC’s Go Global exchange programs, Allard Law students can spend a term or a full year attending law school at one of UBC’s partner institutions in international cities like Tokyo, London, Beijing or Sydney.
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Creating a Just Future: How Indigenous Allard Law alumni are helping decolonize the criminal justice system
Indigenous Allard Law grads are working with Elders and communities to decolonize Canadian legal structures and revitalize Indigenous legal traditions in ways that have a direct impact on Indigenous people’s lives.
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Dec 21, 20227 Allard Law talks and webinars you can watch at home
Miss out on any Allard Law talks or webinars in 2022? Take a look back at some you might like to watch.
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Nov 29, 2022‘Bring your own values’: Lecturer Lisa Martz on teaching, ethics and advocacy
Lisa Martz is a senior litigation lawyer with a wealth of advocacy and leadership experience — and she says she’s thrilled to have the chance to share what she’s learned with Allard Law students.
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Nov 17, 2022Professor Karin Mickelson recognized with Jim Taylor faculty award
Professor Karin Mickelson has been awarded the Jim Taylor, QC Faculty Scholar Award. The award honours Allard Law faculty who have consistently gone above and beyond, giving more than their fair share of time and energy to the Faculty.
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Oct 28, 2022Human rights and the law across borders: Meet Assistant Professor Dr. Hassan Ahmad
Dr. Hassan Ahmad is a scholar, advocate and activist who studies the law’s transformative role in making the global economy more humane for marginalized communities. On July 1, he joined Allard Law as an assistant professor.
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Oct 18, 2022Making the case for open-access law texts
Dr. Samuel Beswick has created Canada’s first online open-access tort law casebook.
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Oct 17, 2022New book gives millennial perspective on corporate law and sustainability
A group of young lawyers say corporate law can help change the status quo in a new book on law, business and the intersecting environmental, social and economic sustainability crises.