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The 14th edition of the annual Nelligan Law First Year Moot Court Competition was held on November 13-15, 2021. Over 140 first-year students in the English Program competed in the preliminary rounds, held on the morning of November 13. The 1L students were divided into hearings with two appellant counsel facing off against two respondent counsel. In a competition first, all hearings were held onli...

La réussite de nos étudiant.e.s est au cœur des priorités de notre faculté. Comme tant d’autres, la professeure Katherine Lippel croyait profondément à la nécessité d’accompagner et de soutenir tous les étudiant.e.s, y compris au moment de la rédaction de leur mémoire ou de leur thèse. C’est ainsi que nous avons choisi de soutenir le Fonds...

Hats off to these three Common Law alumni, who have recently been named among the 2021 Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer magazine. Canadian Lawyer describes the winners as possessing the “ability to influence public opinion and to help shape the laws of this country and others, contribute to the strength and quality of legal services, involvement and impact within the justice comm...

The Honorable R.J. Simpson, Minister of Justice and Government House Leader, announced the judicial appointment of Jeannie Scott, LL.B. ’08, to the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories, effective October 8, 2021.

It is our pleasure to announce the renewal of Professor Natasha Bakht as the Shirley Greenberg Chair for Women in the Legal Profession (2022-2024). Professor Bakht is the sixth Greenberg Chair since its inception in 2002: Professor Elizabeth Sheehy (twice: 2002-05 and 2013-16); Professor Sanda Rodgers (2005-07); Professor Martha Jackman (2007-11); Professor Rosemary Cairns Way (2011-13); and Profe...

By Kristina Reed, Social Media Strategist, the smallest steps

La Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures afin de pourvoir deux postes de professeure ou de professeur menant à la permanence.

On November 12, 2021, Mayor Jim Watson revealed this year’s inductees to the Order of Ottawa. Among the 15 names were two proud uOttawa Common Law alumni: Dr. Danielle Lussier, LLB ‘07, LLM ’08, Law PhD ’21 and Daljit S. Nirman, LLM ’02. This award recognizes exceptional residents who have made important contributions that benefit of the citizens of Ottawa. Mayor Watson calls the inductees “remark...

On November 2nd, the Université de l’Ontario en français (UOF) announced its first ever Chancellor, Paul Rouleau, LLB ‘77.

The Revue générale de droit (RGD) is very pleased to announce the production of high quality visual publications in collaboration with Jurivision.This innovative initiative deserves to be celebrated. By audiovisualizing the content of its pages, the RGD ensures an unparalleled mobilization of research knowledge in a format that truly hig...