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Today, the University of Ottawa and Scotiabank announced the creation of a new Initiative that will define problems and identify solutions to essential issues related to ethical AI and technology development. The AI + Society Initiative will be led by Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the University of Ottawa&n...

Le 22 novembre 2019, plus de 125 notaires de la région étaient réunis afin de souligner le 40e anniversaire de l’Association des notaires de l’Outaouais (ANO)! Lors de cette soirée à laquelle a assisté Me François Bibeau, président de la Chambre des notaires du Québec, l’ANO a remis la Plume d’Or à deux de nos diplômés : les notaire...

In a column published on January 21, 2020, in iPolitics, Professor Errol Mendes addressed the possibility of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle staying in Canada and whether or not there are barriers that could prevent them from doing so.

In a January 14th, 2020, interview on CBC, University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes looked at the legal avenues that Canada can pursue to seek justice for the victims of flight 752.

Congratulations to University of Ottawa Common Law alumni Colin Levere, LLB 2002, and Joanna Bliss, LLB 2002 and LLL 2003, who were among the recipients of the 2019 Americas M&A Awards.

Congratulations to Kelly Burke, a graduate of the French Common Law Program at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (class of 1994), for her appointment as Ontario's French Language Services Commissioner.Professors Yves Le Bouthillier, François Larocque and Alain Roussy, who, like the entire Franco-Ontarian community, deplore the abolition of the Of...

For the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, we believe that all our students and alumni are part of our community for life.

Students, faculty, staff, trade officials, representatives from the federal government and members of the public came out on Wednesday January 15 to hear Howard Mann deliver the Annual Hyman Soloway Lecture. Dr. Mann spoke on “International Arbitration and Globalization: The Battle between Private “Justice” and Public Law". He is a leading international lawyer specializing in international in...

Congratulations to University of Ottawa Common Law Alumnus Mark Bourrie, JD 2017, on being shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 RBC Taylor Prize. The RBC Taylor Prize was first awarded in 2000, making this year its twentieth anniversary. The Prize honours excellence in literary non-fiction and is awarded to the author whose book best displays...

La Section de droit civil débute l’année 2020 avec l’embauche d’une nouvelle professeure, Madame Eva Ottawa.