News & Announcements
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Dr. Carol Liao named to Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list
Allard Law Professor Dr. Carol Liao, who is an expert in corporate law, sustainability and climate governance, has been named one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer.
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Join us for our 2024-25 signature lectures at Allard Law
This year's exceptional speakers will explore topics ranging from the challenges of regulating AI to the question of 'ownership' after death. Learn more and register now.
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Legal Bootcamp opens doors and brings the law to life for BC high school students
Every year, the Vancouver Summer Mentorship Society brings BC high school students to Allard Hall for an intro to law school and the legal profession.
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Mar 24, 2023Wesbrook scholar Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa on finding a path that can ‘change the course of people’s lives’
“I came to law school to be the change I wanted to see in the world,” says Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa, third-year JD student and newly named Wesbrook Scholar.
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Mar 6, 2023A new beginning for Afghan judges forced to flee the Taliban
After evacuating Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power, Judges Wahida Rahimi, Freshta Masomi and Zamila Sangar have joined Allard Law through the law school’s new Afghan Women Judges Program.
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Mar 2, 2023Reforming the law of trusts: Meet Associate Professor Adam Hofri-Winogradow
Dr. Adam Hofri-Winogradow is an expert on the law of trusts – and how trust laws should be reformed. On January 1, we were delighted to welcome him to the Peter A. Allard School of Law as an associate professor.
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Feb 23, 2023Policy Options: A critical look at critical minerals
Op-ed: The UBC Future Minerals Working Group, including Professors Carol Liao and Sara Ghebremusse, argue that Canada needs transformational change in the mining sector that promotes environmental sustainability & reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
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Feb 15, 2023Allard Law's largest annual award for JD students created in honour of Gurbax Sangra
The Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC is pleased to announce a generous donation from Harjit S. Sangra to renew the Sangra Memorial Entrance Award.
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Feb 10, 2023Why BC’s rules on common law marriage need reform
Allard Law professor and family law scholar Erez Aloni says there’s a good chance that many cohabitating couples in Canada don’t fully understand their legal obligations to one another – and that the law in BC and other provinces may not match some couples’ expectations.