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Congratulations to alums Jacqueline Bonisteel, LLB ’11, and Marc Sauvé, LLB ’08, who were recently listed among Ottawa’s Forty under 40 for 2023.

A dear and highly respected former colleague, Professor Ruth Sullivan, passed away on May 10.

Congratulations to several Common Law Section alum chosen as the 2023 winners of awards from the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA):

The entire uOttawa community was excited to see an honorary doctorate awarded to Perry Dellelce at this year's Convocation. It is very special to have one of Common Law’s own alum receive this highest of commendations.

La relation entre la recherche et les institutions juridiques est en pleine transformation. Si les innovations dans la manière dont nous faisons de la recherche, dans la manière dont nous communiquons avec les autres et même les innovations dans le droit lui-même ont ouvert d'immenses possibilités dans ce domaine, ces vastes possibilités peuvent également être décourageantes pour un chercheur...

Congratulations to alum Nadia Effendi on receiving the Order of Merit from l’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO).

Professor Alain Roussy has been awarded the AJEFO Order of Merit for his contribution to access to justice in French in Ontario and to the improvement of legal services in French for the Franco-Ontarian community.

On May 31, 2023, the Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, presented Professor Carissima Mathen with the David Walter Mundell Medal for her extraordinary contributions to legal writing.

In recent years, awareness has grown about the prevalence of obstetrical and gynecological violence (OGV). Voices that were previously ignored or dismissed are now gaining momentum, denouncing sexist acts and violence experienced during gynecological consultations or during the process of giving birth.

The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Health Law. Applicants must be full-time tenure-stream Associate or Full Professors at the University of Ottawa. We are looking for an exceptional researcher who leads a globally recognized interdisciplinary research program focused on the issues arising at the intersection of law, health policy, medicine and...