Peter A Allard School of Law
News & Announcements
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ALLARD LAW WELCOMES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ROBERT CLIFFORD
We are fortunate to welcome some new faces to Allard Hall this year. Over the coming weeks, you’ll learn more about each of these faculty members and the important research and educational leadership expertise they bring to the Allard Law community.
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Don’t be fooled by the corporation’s ‘makeover,’ documentary warns
"The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel" premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s based on Professor Joel Bakan’s new book, "The New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy."
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Allard Law's Tracy Wachmann Receives President's Award
We are pleased to announce that Tracy Wachmann, Public Interest Coordinator at the Allard School of Law, is a recipient of this year’s President’s Staff Award in the category of Community Engagement. This prestigious UBC award is given annually to staff who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community.
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Sep 24, 2020
Getting to Know our New Dean
We are honoured to introduce our Dean pro tem, Professor Janine Benedet. Dean Benedet graduated from the law school in 1993, and would later come back to join the faculty as Associate Professor. We recently had the opportunity to ask Dean Benedet a few questions about her time at the law school and what she’s looking forward to the most in her new role.
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Sep 22, 2020
Should boards have been consulted? Reviewing the business roundtable pledge one year later.
Source: Institute of Corporate Directors Mentioned: Professor Carol Liao
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Sep 16, 2020
ALLARD LAW WELCOMES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ROBERT CLIFFORD
Robert YELḰÁTŦE Clifford is a member of the Tsawout First Nation, one of five communities that make up the WSÁNEĆ on the Vancouver Island. Currently working to complete his PhD dissertation at Osgoode Hall Law School, Professor Clifford is focused on the revitalization of Indigenous legal traditions, specifically as it relates to his own community of W̱SÁNEĆ.
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Sep 15, 2020
New documentary based on The New Corporation
Source: Georgia Straight Mentioned: Joel Bakan
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Sep 11, 2020
DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE CORPORATION’S ‘MAKEOVER,’ DOCUMENTARY WARNS
The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s based on Professor Joel Bakan’s new book, The New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy. Professor Bakan is the executive producer of the new film, which he co-directed.
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Sep 10, 2020
Dozens of B.C. academics cancel classes in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement
Source: CBC, Yahoo Mentioned: Sara Ghebremusse
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Sep 10, 2020
Scholar strike for academics for Black Lives Matter
Source: CBC Early Edition Mentioned: Sara Ghebremusse
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Sep 8, 2020
Law firms plan to ramp up recruitment, and there are a wide range of opportunities across the stable Canadian economy
Source: LLM Guide Mentioned: Alan Grove, Coordinator, Graduate Professional Programs
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Aug 26, 2020Rise Up: Community Clinic is Busier than ever During Pandemic
While much of the world was forced to shut down at the start of the pandemic, the Rise Women’s Legal Centre, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, had to quickly find ways to continue their operations online.
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Aug 24, 2020
COVID-19: Victoria police issue $2,300 in fines as party crackdown begins in B.C.
Source: Vancouver Sub, The Province, Edmonton Journal Mentioned: Joel Bakan
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Aug 20, 2020
Biden-Harris tax changes could be good news for Canada
Source: Business in Vancouver Mentioned: Wei Cui
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Aug 19, 2020Assessing Vancouver as an Innovation Hub
“Law and the Development of Entrepreneurial Regions,” the latest research project by Assistant Professors Camden Hutchison and Li-Wen Lin, which recently won SSHRC Insight Development Grant funding, examines the economic and legal environment for startup companies in Vancouver.