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Dec 10, 2025
CTV News: Can you sue over bad behaviour at holiday gatherings? Yes, but you probably shouldn’t, UBC prof says
Against this backdrop, the University of British Columbia and Peter A. Allard School of Law Prof. Adam Hofri-Winogradow took a look at what your legal options are when holiday-related disputes get out of hand, and why you probably shouldn’t resort to suing, even if you can.
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Nov 21, 2025Launch of Canada Climate Week Xchange, a new national platform for climate leadership
From November 24-30, Canada Climate Week Xchange invites Canadians to come together to explore home-grown solutions to the climate crisis.
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Nov 17, 2025
The Ubyssey: Board of Governors faculty candidate Q&A
Adam Hofri is running to be a faculty representative on UBC’s Board of Governors. Serving as a professor at the Allard School of Law, Hofri has been at the university since 2023.
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Nov 17, 2025
Financial Post: 'It’s a bloodbath out there:' Tech workers forced to take 'survival jobs' as AI cuts swath through workforce
Camden Hutchison, director of the University of British Columbia’s Centre for Business Law, who has studied Vancouver’s innovation ecosystem, said provincial tax laws aren’t the key pain points holding back entrepreneurship, pointing out that B.C. and California’s tax rates are approximately the same.
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Nov 13, 2025
Canada's National Observer: Vancouver’s climate leadership is a promise we can’t break
Vancouver has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainability, a city that others look to for bold environmental action and progressive urban governance.
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Oct 31, 2025
CBA National Magazine: Young claimants take CPP to court over climate risks
Carol Liao, chair of the Canadian Climate Law Initiative and co-director of UBC’s Centre for Climate Justice, says the case shows that climate change isn’t a distant ethical issue.
