News & Announcements
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BC residents need more support navigating legal information, says new report
A new report by Allard Law researchers calls for more accessible, human-centered legal resources and information services.
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Can Canada’s housing crisis be solved?
Dr. Alexandra Flynn, director of UBC’s Housing Research Collaborative, discusses the factors driving Canada’s housing crisis and what it will take to fix it.
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Professor Johnny Mack appointed as Academic Director at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Situated at the intersection of academic inquiry, historical truth-telling, and community engagement, the IRSHDC plays a vital role in advancing UBC’s academic mission by supporting Indigenous Peoples’ rights to truth, justice, and healing.
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Nov 25, 2021National Post: Why there's no real 'common prosperity' campaign in China
Op-ed: Contrary to recent headlines of China taxing the rich for 'common prosperity,' Professor Wei Cui examines China’s tax-to-GDP ratio to reveal a different story.
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Nov 19, 2021Rethinking labour law for the new world of work
With growing divergence between the legal regulation of work and its reality on the ground, professor Bethany Hastie investigates what a meaningful system of labour rights must account for, and aims to make collective workplace representation more accessible, suitable and effective for today’s workers.
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Nov 18, 2021UBC Innocence Project: Righting wrongs and training the next generation of lawyers
For nearly 15 years, the UBC Innocence Project has been investigating claims of wrongful conviction in British Columbia. There have been a few recent wins, and many of the program’s students and alumni say it’s changed how they see their role as lawyers.
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Nov 12, 2021Globe and Mail: Canada’s parental leave system fails to do right by adoptive and male same-sex parents
Op-ed: Dr. Erez Aloni argues that Canada’s parental leave system embeds the view that fathers are secondary caregivers and that adoptive and male same-sex parents should not be entitled to the same benefits as biological and different-sex parents.
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Nov 10, 2021Generous new donation to provide bursary support to law students with financial challenges
Allard Law is pleased to announce a generous donation by alumnus John C. Armstrong, QC (LLB ‘64) to provide bursary support to Allard School of Law students.
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Nov 8, 2021Introducing Ngai Pindell, Allard Law’s New Dean
We're pleased to announce that on November 8, Ngai Pindell begins a five-year term as Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law.