Faculty of Law News Archive

June 23, 2025 — 
On June 4, 2025, five students graduated with their JD degrees with a concentration in Access to Justice in French from the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law. Congratulations to Maia Bacchus, Alexander Bastin, Cody Buhay, Samantha Pearce, and Brent Tichon on their accomplishment!

June 22, 2025 — 
From May 7 -9, the Manitoba Legal Clinic for the Arts participated in the Northern Arts & Food Workshop, in Thompson, Manitoba. Hosted at University College of the North (UCN) in partnership with Creative Manitoba and the imagiNorthern Network the purpose of this event was to explore cultivating a strong, resilient creative economy that honours the diverse cultures, traditions, and talents of Northern Manitoba.

June 21, 2025 — 
Israel-Iran war: Are pre-emptive strikes legal under international law?

June 20, 2025 — 
Lisa Haydey completed an Honours degree in Psychology and a Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of Manitoba prior to law commencing school. She was drawn to law as a different way of helping people, by guiding them through the legal system and helping them access the protections it offers. Lisa is the Gold Medalist of the Juris Doctor Class of 2025 and will be articling at Mitousis Lemieux Howard in Winnipeg. The Faculty of Law interviewed Haydey about her law school experiences.

June 20, 2025 — 
The Valedictorian Address for the JD Class of 2025 was Jordan Wagner. The text of his speech is below, and a video recording from the June 7th Manitoba Law Students’ Association Grad Gala can be viewed on the Faculty of Law’s Youtube channel.

June 20, 2025 — 
The Faculty of Law celebrated the achievements of its Juris Doctor Class of 2025 at Spring Convocation. One-hundred and two students completed their undergraduate legal studies at Robson Hall this year. To share a glimpse of who they are, we shone an Instagram spotlight on a few of them just prior to their June 4th convocation day. Here is a compilation of the student profiles.

June 19, 2025 — 
This year’s STRR reception was held on May 5, 2025 with Cody Buhay selected as the Faculty of Law’s Outstanding Student. In turn, Buhay chose his Grade 11 and 12 Math and Chemistry teacher, Sabrina NganTian-Angeles and UM Faculty of Law Clinical Counsel, Allison Fenske as teachers who had the most lasting impact on his education and life.

June 18, 2025 — 
Oluwafisayo Stephen Ayita likes an academic challenge. He had only just moved to Winnipeg having obtained permanent resident status and was settling into the city with his family when he made a last-minute decision to submit his application for the Master of Laws program at the University of Manitoba on December 11, 2022, four days before the deadline. He was accepted into the program, starting in the fall of 2023, and graduated with his LLM degree at UM’s Spring Convocation on June 4, 2025.

June 17, 2025 — 
Canadian and UM experts reflect on the 80th anniversary of the UN and what it means to be a global citizen today.

May 29, 2025 — 
For the first time since 2012, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law fielded a team in the 2025 Wilson Moot which took place February 21 – 22 in Toronto, ON at the Federal Court facilities. The Wilson Moot, is named in honour of the late Honourable Bertha Wilson, the first female justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, and pays tribute to her remarkable contributions to Canadian law.