News & Announcements
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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.
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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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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 Justice 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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Oct 15, 2019Meet Dr. Julen Etxabe, Canada Research Chair in Jurisprudence and Human Rights
How we understand legal judgement, and what constitutes a good judgement are just some of the questions Dr. Etxabe is looking at.
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Sep 25, 2019Richards Buell Sutton LLP donates $250,000 in support of the Business Law Clinic
The Allard School of Law at UBC is pleased to announce a gift of $250,000 from Richards Buell Sutton LLP (RBS) to enable the law school to continue operating its Business Law Clinic over the next five years.
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Sep 16, 2019Can good corporate governance lead to positive societal impact?
It’s just one of the questions PhD student Dominika Wiesner asks in her research, which recently won a prestigious award.
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Sep 9, 2019Meet Dr. Maziar Peihani
Dr. Peihani’s academic and professional expertise brings a focus on banking and finance law to the law school, subjects about which he is deeply passionate.
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Aug 28, 2019$1 Million Estate Gift will Support Incoming Students for Years to Come
The Nancy E. R. Wiggs Scholarship in Law will be designed to attract the top JD students to the Allard School of Law.
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Aug 23, 2019Research Profile: Workplace Sexual Harassment
Assistant Professor Bethany Hastie investigates the interpretation and application of sexual harassment laws in human rights tribunals.
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Jun 26, 2019The Patriation of Canadian Corporate Law
Between England and the United States, which of these two countries has had greater influence on Canadian corporate law? A lecture recently given by Dr. Camden Hutchison, Assistant Professor at the Allard School of Law, addressed this question.
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May 14, 2019Hot Topics in M&A: Panel Discussion
The Center for Business Law at the Allard School of Law was honored to bring together industry experts from across the country to discuss current issues and trends unfolding within the Canadian M&A landscape.
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Jan 30, 2019Réforme du droit de la famille: Accès à la justice et diversité familiale
Plus de cinq ans après son entrée en vigueur et plus d’une décennie après le début des travaux de réforme, le Family Law Act (« FLA ») de la Colombie-Britannique est toujours perçu dans plusieurs juridictions comme une loi innovatrice et avant-gardiste. Bien que le FLA ait transformé plusieurs aspects du droit de la famille, ce projet se concentre sur deux aspects seulement : l’accès à la justice et le respect de la diversité familiale.
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Dec 10, 2018迫りつつある大地震に対する備えは十分できているか？
最近の著書 ”Law and Disaster: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown in Japan” (1st edition, London: Routlegde, 2018) において、松井教授は、東日本大震災に対する日本の政府の対応を検討している。日本の法制度、耐震政策、インフラは、この震災に対する備えとして十分ではなく、日本の弱点が見事に明らかにされたという。この著書は、このような失敗を吟味し、これらから日本および諸外国がどのような教訓を学ぶべきかを考察している。
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Oct 15, 2018Welcome From the New Associate Dean Graduate
It is a pleasure to add my own words of welcome to the Graduate Research portal at Allard Law. Though this site we invite you to learn about the research of our current students and our alumni, and to join us in celebrating their achievements.
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Oct 4, 2018Meet Hoi Kong
With an ambitious research agenda and numerous publications, grants and projects to his name, Professor Hoi Kong is taking his place as one of Canada’s foremost scholars in constitutional law.