Private Law

The law relating to legal actions available to private actors, including those available in the common law as well as from legislation creating private rights of action. Our researchers are involved in a variety of areas of private law, including family law, health law, property law, and contract law.

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Stephanie Chipeur

Azrieli Accelerator Professorship in Law & Disability Policy

Faculty of Law

Disability Policy, Law and the Built Environment, Disability and Human Rights
Lorian Hardcastle

Associate Professor

Faculty of Law

Regulation and governance of the health care system, Liability and accountability of health facilities and government, Public health law and policy, Patient safety, Health system organization and finance, Comparative health policy, Self-regulation of health professionals

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Robert Hamilton

Associate Professor

Faculty of Law

Aboriginal Law, Property law, Legal history, Legal theory, Constitutional Law, Relationship between state and Indigenous legal orders
Nickie Nikolaou

Professor

Faculty of Law

Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Environmental Law, Taxation Law , Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

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Jassmine Girgis

Professor

Faculty of Law

Director and officer liability, Corporate restructuring law, Corporate law, Bankruptcy law, Contract law
Rüdiger Tscherning

Associate Professor

Faculty of Law

Nuclear Energy, LNG, The Hydrogen Economy, Offshore Wind Energy and Electricity Transmission, Low Carbon Energy Solutions in Global Shipping, Rail & Aviation, The Regulation and Construction of Energy Infrastructure incl. Climate Adaptation and Resilience, The Conflict of Laws (Private International Law), International Commercial Law & International Dispute Resolution

(Webinar) Ready or not: The legal landscape for cannabis.

Professor Lorian Hardcastle reviews Canada's evolving legal landscape for cannabis, including consumption and possession restrictions, retail models and licensing, implications for landlord and tenant and food safety laws as they relate to edibles, and the fate of the existing medical cannabis regime.

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How much will legalized pot cost? Cannabis legalization and how it will affect our governments, our laws, and our way of life.

UCalgary researchers explore the social side of cannabis legislation, including policy, law, and on-campus life.

Bennett Jones Health Law Moot
Walsh Family Law Negotiation Competition

Books published by our researchers

Introduction to Health Law in Canada (2019)

Private Law

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Health Law

Property Law

Contracts, Torts, and Restitution

(Webinar) Ready or not: The legal landscape for cannabis.

How much will legalized pot cost? Cannabis legalization and how it will affect our governments, our laws, and our way of life.

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Books published by our researchers