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CTV Winnipeg: Reaction to Skibicki guilty verdict

July 12, 2024 — 
CTV Winnipeg: Reaction to Skibicki guilty verdict

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Cover image of the Manitoba Law Journal Volume 46, Issue 3, created by Lily Deardorff.

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Manitoba Law Journal Takes Close Look at ODR

July 9, 2024 — 
As the legal profession moves further into the bold new—virtual—world of web-based services, the MLJ’s Executive Editors, Dr. Bryan P. Schwartz and Professor Darcy L. MacPherson, are excited to announce a new special issue about Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). The project is part 2 of a trilogy of issues centered on how the Canadian legal system deals with crisis in the modern age. Volume 46, Issue 2, Online Dispute Resolution: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, is part oral history, part academic exploration of ODR.

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Faculty of Law announces major changes to LLM program

July 9, 2024 — 
The University of Manitoba has approved changes to the Faculty of Law’s Master of Laws (LLM) program in the spring of 2024. Graduate program applicants starting their studies in September of 2025 will have the opportunity to choose to complete either thesis or course-based LLMs. As well, applicants are no longer required to have a Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, but rather can apply with a non-law degree relevant to their proposed research area.

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Left to right: Lisa Haydey, The Honourable Glen Simard, Kassandra Taverner

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Legislature’s Arts & Culture Day a learning opportunity for UM arts legal clinic summer students

July 8, 2024 — 
On May 30, 2024, law students from the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts attended Arts & Culture Day at the Legislature, hosted by Manitobans for the Arts. This marked the first time in eight years that the event was held, bringing together lawmakers, artists, arts and culture organizations, and arts supporters. The law students had the unique opportunity to connect with many of the amazing individuals who contribute to Manitoba’s vibrant arts scene.

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Dr. Mary Shariff named Director of Master of Human Rights program

June 28, 2024 — 
The Office of the Dean of Law, University of Manitoba has announced the appointment of Dr. Mary J. Shariff as the Director of the Master of Human Rights (MHR) program effective July 1, 2024, for a five-year term.

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Faculty of Law welcomes new Assistant Professor, Kenneth Grad

June 28, 2024 — 
The Office of the Dean of Law welcomes new Assistant Professor Kenneth Grad, who formally commences his position at the Faculty of Law on July 1, 2024. Grad will be teaching criminal law and procedure commencing in the fall term and evidence in the winter term.

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Canadian money. // Photo: KMR Photography/flickr

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CTV Vancouver: Canadian lawyers play key role in money laundering, says financial intelligence report

June 27, 2024 — 
Canadian lawyers play key role in money laundering, says financial intelligence report

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University of Manitoba Community Law Centre Launches Prison Law Clinic

June 27, 2024 — 
Upon identifying a gap in legal services for individuals held in custody in federal prisons, the University of Manitoba Community Law Centre (UMCLC) has taken steps to address this issue by launching the province’s first Prison Law Clinic.

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Faculty of Law class publishes Sports Law magazine, Robson Rundown

June 26, 2024 — 
Knowing that their class assignments would be published in a glossy magazine to be read by all at the end of the year was a brilliant way for Assistant Professor Martine Dennie to get her Sports Law class students to step up to the plate and deliver their best.

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Research and International News

The Conversation: Are governments using proceeds from crime to raise public funds?

June 24, 2024 — 
Civil forfeiture regimes that allow governments to seize citizens’ assets, along with unexplained wealth orders — a type of court order that requires people to explain to a judge how they acquired funds — are often described as essential weapons in the battle against money laundering and profitable criminal activity, most notably illegal drug trafficking.

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