Case Comment – Gomboc Decision, 2010 SCC 55
Here is a link to my website for a case comment on the Gomboc that will be published in an upcoming issue of RegQuest. Enjoy the reading.
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UWO Law Welcomes AIDWYC @ Western
AIDWYC. Â Does that mean anything to you? I, Ryan Venables, am very please to announce that thanks to Jonathan Thoburn and Lisa Lutwak, a couple of very keen and persistent (that’s a good thing) 1L…
So We’re Still Undergrads?
Undergrad degree, check. LSAT, check. Fourteen thousand three hundred and twenty-six dollar tuition, check. Still considered an undergraduate, check. WHAT??!! Still considered an undergrad? Welcome to The University of Western Ontario, where law, dental, medical, and…
The Life and Times of Ivan C. Rand
From Volume III, Issue II of Amicus Curiae, Western Law’s Student Paper Canada was a different place before Trudeaumania swept the nation, and the man we know as Ivan Rand, founding Dean of this law…
My Fourth Year of Law School
From the October 2009 issue of Amicus Curiae Many law students find law school to be so painful that few can understand or relate when I say I actually enjoy the ordeal. They would probably…
Withler We Go From Here: The Future of Pension Reform
Western Law hosted a forum on pension reform this past Thursday, featuring community leaders, legal academics, and practitioners. Pension Plan Basics Prof. Robert Brown of the University of Waterloo explained some of the basics behind…
Amicus Curiae sits down with Justice Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada
Ahmed Farahat of UWO’s new law paper interviews Justice Ian Binnie. From the February issue of Amicus. If I can start by asking you: when did you first decide to embark on a career in law?…
Mitch Kowalski, Man to Watch in Tough Legal Times
Last week I met with Mitch Kowalski of the Legal Post. He mentioned our conversation earlier today on the site, which is the kick in the butt I needed to do my own write-up on…