News & Announcements
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Free, interactive Green Rights and Warrior Lawyers Virtual Academy explores the rights of nature
The two-day academy featuring world-renowned speakers is free and open to anyone interested in how law and activism can protect the natural world.
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New initiative at UBC looks to the future of AI and criminal justice
The UBC AI & Criminal Justice Initiative launches this fall at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Led by Professor Benjamin Perrin, the initiative includes practical educational resources and a new upper-year seminar and symposium for students.
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Helping students hone their legal reasoning, writing and research skills: Meet Lecturer Moira Aikenhead
A recent graduate of Allard Law’s LLM and PhD programs, Dr. Moira Aikenhead is teaching Law 241: Torts and Law 281: Legal Research and Writing.
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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.
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May 15, 2023B.C. still eviction capital of Canada and most are through no fault of the tenant
B.C. still leads Canada with the highest eviction rate in the country, and the vast majority are no-fault, according to a new report.
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May 10, 2023Professor Margot Young receives YWCA Women of Distinction Award
Congratulations to Professor Margot Young on being awarded a YWCA Women of Distinction Award! Presented annually, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honour extraordinary women leaders.
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May 5, 2023Canada’s paper on asset tracing and recovery helps set agenda for UNCITRAL work over the next year
A paper by Dr. Janis Sarra, unanimously supported by delegations at the UN Commission on International Trade Law, is an important step towards fighting fraud and improving asset tracing and recovery.
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May 2, 2023Will AI revolutionize the legal profession? The jury is still out.
For years it’s been promised that artificial intelligence would lead to a revolution in law. But will AI change how people access legal services? And could it really replace human lawyers? AI and robotics expert Professor Kristen Thomasen weighs in.
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Apr 25, 2023Building a more diverse, inclusive legal profession
Allard Law alumni and community partners have given generously to support students who identify as Indigenous, Black or a Person of Colour in overcoming the financial barriers to a legal education.