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CBA Presentation

Submitted by jwhamilt on Thu, 2012-05-24 20:40.

CBA Presentation

On May 22, sessional Instructor Cliff Shaw, QC of Leon Bickman Brener presented a lecture titled “BIA Section 95 Preference Action and the Seven Magic Words for Secured Creditors” at the Civil Litigation (South) Section Meeting, Canadian Bar Association - Alberta. He focused on the decision in Tucker v Aero Inventory (UK) Limited, (2011) ONSC 4223, concerning a secured creditor asserting priority to the recovery in a Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act s 95 preference action by the trustee in bankruptcy.

International Institute of Human Rights

Submitted by jwhamilt on Tue, 2012-05-22 20:22.

International Institute of Human Rights

Professor Kathleen Mahoney attended the Réunion de l'assemblée générale of the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France on May 11 and 12. While in Strasbourg, she also attended a colloquium on La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme et la Doctrine that was sponsored by the Institute.

Canadian Mining Law Presentation

Submitted by jwhamilt on Fri, 2012-05-18 09:37.

Canadian Mining Law Presentation

Allan IngelsonProfessor Allan Ingelson presented an invited paper at the Second Congress of Comparative Mining Law on May 18 at the Universita di Roma, Rome. Professor Ingelson’s paper was on “Canadian Mining Law: The Environmental Impact Assessment Process.”  The Congress includes speakers from Italy, Peru and Canada. 

University of Calgary SSHRC Preparation Grants

Submitted by jwhamilt on Tue, 2012-05-15 17:58.

University of Calgary SSHRC Preparation Grants

Jennifer KoshanProfessors Allan Ingelson and Jennifer Koshan were both successful in their applications for SSHRC Preparation Grants -- a 100% success rate for the Faculty of Law. University of Calgary SSHRC Preparation Grants are available, on a competitive basis, for researchers applying to the October 2012 SSHRC Insight Grant competition. 

Campaign Cabinet announcement

Submitted by jwhamilt on Mon, 2012-05-14 16:27.

Campaign Cabinet

The Faculty of Law’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Campaign, Energy. Skills. Excellence is proud to announce the founding members of its Campaign Cabinet. This is the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the law school and we are very pleased to have assembled such an esteemed group of volunteer community leaders. Download the announcement here.

Upcoming Events

  • Deferred Exams

    Deferred winter term exams will be written May 28 to June 1, 2012.

Conferences, Speakers, Workshops

International Legal Ethics Conference V

The Fifth International Legal Ethics Conference will take place in Banff, Alberta, Canada from July 12 - 14, 2012 at The Banff Centre. The Conference will include more than 40 panels and more than 150 people will be presenting papers. The Program and Schedule, as well as other details, are all available on the Conference website here. The Conference Co-Chairs are Professor Richard Devlin of the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University and Professor Alice Woolley of the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary.

Visiting Speakers Program

The Faculty has a Visiting Speakers Program, including a Voices in Law series supported by the Alberta Law Foundation. The first speaker for the 2012/2013 academic year will be J. Wilton (Willie) Littlechild, currently serving as one of the three Commisssioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. 

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