Brandon Trask News Archive
Faculty of Law
Manitoba Law Journal celebrates release of Volume 46
August 26, 2024 —
Dr. Bryan Schwartz and Professor Darcy MacPherson, the Manitoba Law Journal’s Co-Executive Editors-in-Chief, proudly announce this summer’s release of MLJ Volume 46, containing seven issues. The volume continues MLJ’s tradition of engaging with topics important to Manitoba and its almost 1.4 million residents, as well as matters affecting Canada more broadly.
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Law student honours teachers’ passion, knowledge, and sincerity
May 27, 2024 —
This year’s STRR reception was held on May 2 with Seth Lozinski (they/them) selected as the Faculty of Law’s Outstanding Student. In turn, Lozinski chose their high school French teacher Ingrid Moehlmann and Assistant Professor Brandon Trask from the Faculty of Law as teachers who had the biggest impact on their education.
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Justice in the Age of Agnosis examines sources of oppression and the role of ignorance
May 23, 2024 —
A new book edited by the UM Faculty of Law's dean, Dr. Richard Jochelson, with University of Regina Department of Justice colleague Dr. James Gacek, examines sources of oppression and the role of ignorance and where it might stem from. The book titled Justice in the Age of Agnosis: Socio-Legal Explorations of Denial, Deception, and Doubt, was published by Springer as part of the Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies book series, and includes chapters written by five other legal scholars affiliated with the Robson Hall-based law faculty.
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Rights Clinic Website Relaunch
July 21, 2023 —
The Rights Clinic at Robson Hall is delighted to announce the relaunch of its new website. The revamped online platform boasts an array of exciting features designed to provide valuable insights and knowledge to the public.
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Faculty of Law Rights Clinic Update: New team members and partnerships
June 28, 2023 —
This summer, the Rights Clinic at Robson Hall is dedicated to forging partnerships with organizations to advance rights on a broader scale. The Rights Clinic is thrilled to announce a number of additions to the team to support its summer operations and upcoming projects for the fall. Supervising Clinical Instructor Liz McCandless, joins forces with Rights Clinic founder Assistant Professor Brandon Trask, and incoming second-year summer students Lizzie Tough and Maria Garcia Manzano are enthusiastic about raising public awareness regarding rights-related issues.
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Faculty of Law announces 2022 Desautels Centre Research and Academic Directors
September 2, 2022 —
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of a team of directors for the Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law (Desautels Centre). Professor Darcy MacPherson will fill the role of Desautels Research Director for a three-year term, and Professor Brandon Trask and Clinical Senior Instructor, Dr. Rebecca Jaremko-Bromwich, will join forces as Academic Co-Directors for a one-year term, all commencing August 1st. Dr. Laura Reimer will join the team to assist with program development and support.
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Faculty of Law expands clinical options for experiential learning
August 5, 2022 —
Starting this fall, third-year law students at Robson Hall have their pick of an expanded number of experiential learning, or clinical courses. Out of approximately 100 students coming into their final year of the University of Manitoba’s Juris Doctor program, over half applied for an externship opportunity to get a chance to roll up their sleeves and do some work helping clients with legal matters or seeing first-hand how law works in practice.
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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M opens pro bono legal rights clinic
July 27, 2022 —
A new pro bono clinic at the University of Manitoba aims to help communities historically under-served by the justice system take on issues ranging from disability rights to Indigenous rights to environmental rights and everything in between.
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Pro Bono Rights Clinic to launch at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law on July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022 —
The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law will launch its Rights Clinic at Robson Hall (“Rights Clinic”) on July 26, 2022. This novel initiative – supported by a grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation – will have a specific focus on assisting Manitobans with rights-advancing issues and cases in the areas of environmental rights, Charter rights, Indigenous rights, disability rights, and privacy rights, amongst others.
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Setting Precedents: Three law students receive 2022 Emerging Leader Awards
June 24, 2022 —
No less than three law students have been named recipients of the University of Manitoba’s 2022 Emerging Leader Awards. These remarkable students include Class of 2022’s Michael Badejo, President of the Manitoba Law Students’ Association (2021-2022), Shawn Singh, an active member of the MLSA and participant in the Presidents’ Student Leadership Program cohort (2021), and Class of 2023’s Adam Kowal, who served as co-president of the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students’ Association during his second year of law.