Faculty of Law News Archive

May 8, 2025 — 
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition took place February 20 – 22, 2025 in Ottawa. The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law sent four students from Robson Hall to the Bennett Jones Jessup Canadian Rounds hosted by the Canadian Council on International Law. The team of Harjot Kaur (2L) and Nicole Dohler (2L) acted as “Applicants” and Tia Andrews (2L) with Gillian Findlay (3L) were the “Respondents”. The Teams were coached by Assistant Professor Gillian MacNeil.

May 8, 2025 — 
The first moot competition of the 2025 season was the 18th Annual Julius Alexander Isaac Moot, which took place January 30 – February 1, 2025 in Ottawa, hosted by the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada. For the first time in recent memory, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law fielded a full team at the Isaac Moot, of which the Appellant team of Quinn Thomas (3L) and Talia David (3L) emerged as champions and brought the Isaac Moot Cup home to Winnipeg.

May 8, 2025 — 
This term, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law was proud to host the MacIntyre Cup (also known as the Western Canada Trial Advocacy Moot competition) on February 14 – 15, 2025, and even more proud of the Robson Hall team’s second-place finish. This meant the team went on to represent Western Canada at the national final competition, the Sopinka Cup, in Ottawa.

May 8, 2025 — 
Israeli officials say they plan to seize Gaza. An international law expert weighs in on what could happen next

May 2, 2025 — 
City of Winnipeg security costs jump in response to violence, threats

April 21, 2025 — 
For Chloe Dreilich-Girard, joining St John’s College during her fifth year of university was a turning point—one she wishes had come much earlier.  A proud Métis woman and Manitoba Métis Federation citizen, Chloe came to law school after completing her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. She is currently working with a sole practitioner to provide free wills and estate services in Nunavut and will be spending her summer with the Legal Help Centre, continuing her focus on accessible justice. 

April 18, 2025 — 
Dr. Niigaan Sinclair published an opinion piece in the Winnipeg Free Press about a former student of his - Tréchelle Bunn, currently a second-year law student who was elected Chief of the Birdtail Sioux First Nation on April 10th. Sinclair describes the political scene at the Nation and the issues Bunn will have to address. "She’s got her work cut out for her," he writes.

April 16, 2025 — 
Over the last year, University of Manitoba faculty and students from Law, Education, and Kinesiology & Recreation Management have worked with scholars, industry professionals, and athletes from across Canada to organize the twelfth biennial Hockey Conference. The conference will take place at The Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, from June 17-19th, 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is, In the Echoes of Reckonings. In support of this theme, the conference includes multiple keynotes, lunch and learns, as well as plenary and concurrent sessions. Following tradition, the conference will end with a game of hockey.

April 15, 2025 — 
On March 6th, 2025, law students from U of M’s L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic presented “Start-up Law 101: Law for Entrepreneurs,” a webinar delivered in partnership with Futurpreneur.

April 14, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba’s interdisciplinary Master of Human Rights program’s annual Symposium took place on January 17, 2025 in the Moot Courtroom at Robson Hall. The Symposium gives students enrolled in the graduate degree’s practicum and thesis streams an opportunity to present their research and share field experiences. The students’ research advisors are scholars from the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Social Work, in addition to the Faculty of Law.