News & Announcements
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New student award honours the remarkable mentorship of two notable figures at Allard Law
Thanks to a generous endowment, the newly established Elaine Borthwick and Allen Soroka Award in Law aims to help make law school more accessible to mature students.
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Indigenous alumni share their law school experiences over the last 50 years
Reconciliation begins with truth. This is the impetus behind a new project sharing the stories of Indigenous law school alumni, along with former faculty and staff, who studied and worked at Allard Law over the past 50 years.
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Experiences and insights from Allard Law students’ upper-year moots
Congratulations to all Allard Law students who participated in our upper-year moots! Three of our upper-year mooters shared what they took away from the experience.
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Jul 21, 2021
Professor 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.
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Jul 11, 2021
Globe and Mail: Will new global tax co-operation benefit the world?
Opinion: In this op-ed, Professor Wei Cui writes that though many warn that the path to global tax cooperation is arduous, the declared goals of these efforts command broad public support.
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Jun 28, 2021
Daily Hive: Indigenous law student fighting systemic racism in courtrooms
Allard Law student Aaron Pete, a member of the Chawathil First Nation, has become a powerful advocate through his work with the Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BC.
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Jun 2, 2021
Donors establish first-ever student award to support incoming Black Canadian students at Allard Law
We're pleased to announce a generous donation from the Honourable Judge David St. Pierre, the Honourable Selwyn Romilly, Matthew Nathanson, and two anonymous donors to establish the Allard School of Law’s first award dedicated solely to supporting incoming Black Canadian JD students.
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Jun 1, 2021
Pandemic mooting: An Allard Law round-up from the 2020/21 season
This year’s mooting season made for a unique experience: for the first time, all moots were hosted online. We caught up with students from five of our teams to get their insights and reflections on this past mooting season.
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May 31, 2021
Allard Law Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
A message to Allard Law community members from Janine Benedet, Dean pro tem and Professor.