Faculty of Law News Archive
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Passing the Torch
December 11, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law honoured the lives and legacies of alumni and members of the Manitoba legal community at its annual Student Achievement Awards reception November 1, 2023. The Faculty welcomed families and friends of donors and loved ones in whose names awards were established, to meet face-to-face, the students who would be receiving the meaningful support intended to help them complete their degrees.
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Call to Celebrate: Indigenous Business Excellence
December 6, 2023 —
On November 16, 2023, law students from the L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic attended the 17th annual Visionary Indigenous Business Excellence (VIBE) Awards, hosted by the Asper School of Business Indigenous Business Education Partners (IBEP) at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. Each year this event celebrates the achievements of Indigenous businesses in Manitoba.
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CBC Manitoba: Adam Beach speaks with the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association about what role law plays in his culture
November 28, 2023 —
Adam Beach speaks with the Manitoba Indigenous Law Students Association about what role law plays in his culture
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Moot News 2023: Solomon Greenberg Moot sets the scene for advocacy series
November 27, 2023 —
The annual Solomon Greenberg Moot took place on Grey Cup Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Winnipeg Law Courts. Participating students were third-year law students Melinda Moch, Noah Scatliff, Genevieve Smith, Dominique Gibson, Thomas Mooney, and Tyson Priebe.
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National Family Law Negotiation Competition finds permanent home at UM Law, Osgoode Hall
November 24, 2023 —
The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law and The Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University are pleased to announce they will serve as permanent co-hosts of the National Family Law Negotiation Competition (NFLNC) beginning the 2023-24 academic year.
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Winnipeg Free Press: When, not if, for police body cameras: councillor
November 20, 2023 —
Proponents say technology helps improve transparency, accountability, public trust
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New Faculty of Law Instructor to develop program for Internationally Trained Lawyers
November 17, 2023 —
Practicing professional instructor Tamra Alexander is not just here at Robson Hall to teach Wills and Succession and Commercial Law. Teaching and connecting with law students inspires her, but she is also tasked with a very important mission: to develop from the ground up, a program where newcomers to Manitoba and Canada who were trained as lawyers in other countries can re-train to resume their profession here in Canada.
Donor Relations
CTV Morning Live on campus for National Philanthropy Day
November 15, 2023 —
CTV Morning Live on campus for National Philanthropy Day
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Access to Justice begins with understanding
November 10, 2023 —
The fourth National Access to Justice week took place October 23 – 27, 2023. This year’s theme was centred around the 10th Anniversary of Canada’s Justice Development Goals. In Manitoba, the Faculty of Law, the Law Society of Manitoba and the Manitoba Bar Association joined forces to present a full week of events. For its part, the Faculty of Law hosted a hybrid panel discussion on Tuesday, October 24, titled Access to Justice in French: A World to Discover.
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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M establishes joint business, law degree program
November 9, 2023 —
Winnipeg Free Press: U of M establishes joint business, law degree