UNB Law
Hilary Young named University Research Scholar
Ed Bowes
Posted: Apr 11, 2024
Category: Students , Alumni , Faculty
UNB Law’s Professor Hilary Young was recently named a University Research Scholar at the 2024 President’s Awards. This award recognizes Prof. Young’s exceptional scholarship and internationally acclaimed research in the areas of defamation, tort, and health law. “It was gratifying to be recognized for my research contributions. When I first started as a scholar, I...
Read the full postOn-ice redemption for students at alumni hockey game
Ed Bowes
Posted: Apr 3, 2024
(Fredericton, NB) The UNB Law Students pulled off a huge victory on Friday, defeating the UNB Law Alumni 10-5 at the Lady Beaverbrook Arena. The students came out flying with goals from Jarrod Ryan and Sebastian Vella in the first half of the opening frame. Students Eddie May and Nick Currie extended the lead to four going into the first intermission. The alumni responded quickly in the...
Read the full postUNB Law wins the McKelvey Cup
Ed Bowes
Posted: Feb 22, 2024
Category: Alumni , Students , Faculty
Congratulations to the team of Caitlin Grogan and Shane Scott, who took home the top prize at the 23rd annual McKelvey Cup moot, the Atlantic qualifier for Canada’s national trial advocacy competition, the Sopinka Cup. This victory marks UNB Law's second win at the McKelvey Cup in the past three years. Additionally, the UNB Law Defence team of Susan Ivimey and Jacob Stoddard delivered...
Read the full postRollie Thompson talks rules, discretion and reform in family law at Rand lecture
Benjamin Pollard, J.D. Candidate, 2025
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
Category: Faculty , Alumni , Students
On February 1st, 2024, Rollie Thompson, K.C., Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Law and Counsel at Epstein Cole LLP, delivered the twenty-seventh Ivan C. Rand Memorial Lecture. One of Canada’s leading family law experts, Prof. Thompson shared insights into the evolution and contemporary landscape of family law in Canada. The event drew UNB students, faculty, and staff, as well...
Read the full postUNB Law hosts McKelvey Cup Moot
Ed Bowes
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
Category: Alumni , Faculty , Students
UNB Law is excited to announce that it will host the McKelvey Cup Moot for the first time on February 9, 2024. This longstanding tradition brings together students from Dalhousie’s Schulich Law School, the Université de Moncton faculté de droit and UNB Law for an intensive two-day trial advocacy competition. Students exercise the fundamentals of trial advocacy, including...
Read the full postRollie Thompson, K.C. to deliver Ivan C. Rand Memorial Lecture
Ed Bowes
Posted: Jan 10, 2024
Category: Students , Alumni , Faculty
Please join us for the 27th Ivan C. Rand Memorial Lecture. UNB Law is pleased to welcome this year’s guest lecturer, Rollie Thompson, K.C., who will present: Rules, discretion and reform in Canadian family law. Rollie Thompson is Professor Emeritus, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, and Counsel, Epstein Cole LLP. Thursday, Feb. 1, 20245 p.m. (reception to follow in the...
Read the full postA partnership to provide trial advocacy training for lawyers
Ed Bowes
Posted: Sep 15, 2023
Category: Research , Alumni , Students
We are thrilled to announce that the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law and the Faculté de droit of the Université de Moncton have partnered to introduce the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP), a week-long academic program designed exclusively for practicing lawyers. The 2024 English program runs from Saturday, April 27 to Friday, May 3, 2024, at UNB Law, while the French...
Read the full postDavid Matyas and Paul Warchuk join UNB Law
Alexa Gualazzi
Posted: Jun 26, 2023
Category: Faculty
UNB Law is thrilled to announce the appointments of David Matyas and Paul Warchuk as assistant professors. "David and Paul bring world-class credentials and experience to UNB Law. They will make important contributions to teaching and research in the Faculty of Law as we work to enhance our program and national and international profile," said Michael Marin, Dean of Law. Mr. Matyas is a Gates...
Read the full postHannah Cameron receives 2023 Chief Justice Richard Wagner Award
Alexa Gualazzi
Posted: Jun 19, 2023
Category: Alumni , Faculty , Students
UNB Law is proud to announce that Hannah Cameron (JD’ 23) has been selected as a recipient of the fourth annual Chief Justice Richard Wagner Award. Established in 2019, the award honours outstanding PBSC volunteers across Canada who embody the organization’s core values of dignity, equity, and humility. Hannah has been recognized for her work on the Stewart McKelvey Wills...
Read the full postSeven UNB Law grads appointed King’s Counsel
Ed Bowes
Posted: Nov 16, 2022
Category: Faculty , Students , Alumni
Congratulations to seven UNB Law Alumni who received King’s Counsel designations in recognition of their high level of personal and professional integrity and for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession. Clarence Bennett, K.C. (LLB ’04) Catherine Bowlen, K.C. (LLB ’84) Matthew W. Cripps, K.C. (LLB in ’91) Jamie Eddy, K.C. (LLB ’92) Lisa Keenan,...
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