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The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the judicial appointment of Maya Hamou LLB ’05, to the Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick, Trial Division, in Moncton.

The Common Law Section was thrilled to host the Honourable Michael Tulloch, Chief Justice of Ontario and President of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, for the 2023 Thomas Feeney Annual Memorial Lecture.

Law student Kimberley Paradis is the recipient of the 2023 David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility for her remarkable work promoting equity and inclusion for people with disabilities.

During the 13th year of partnership with United Nations, Common Law students have recently completed the preparation of 10 additional studies for the Repertory of the Practice of the United Nations Organs.

The Research Office of the Faculty of Law annually gives out internal awards to recognize dedicated teaching, sustained and creative research, and generous service to the community.

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A new group at Fauteux is aiming to go where no club has ever gone – space.

Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew has been awarded a Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Award, which will allow her to spend a semester as a visiting scholar at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

The Ottawa Law Review (OLR) is currently accepting submission proposals for publication in a special issue of Volume 56. This issue focuses on recent developments in language rights and will be edited by Professor François Larocque, Canadian Francophonie Research Chair in Language Rights, and Professor Yan Campagnolo, Vice-Dean of the French Common Law Program.

In 2007, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established to document the experiences of those affected by the terrible legacy of Canada’s residential schools system. In an effort to engage and educate the Canadian public the TRC released its final report in 2015 with 94 “calls to action” – recommendations designed to facilitate reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples.