News

2019

• Upcoming Conference: Machine M.D.

  Posted on Monday, May 13, 2019

  

  How will tomorrow’s developments in artificial intelligence and big data intersect with healthcare, and how should our laws, policies, and ethics evolve to be ready? The Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are pleased to invite you to “Machine M.D.” on May 31 and June 1, 2019, a conference that will explore real prospects for transformation in health care.

• Katie Black, LLB 2009, Named to 2019 Forty under 40

  Posted on Thursday, May 9, 2019

  

  Katie Black, LLB 2009, was among the forty Ottawans recognized for their business achievements in the 2019 Forty under 40 awards. The award is a joint initiative of the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal, which recognizes accomplished and rising business leaders under the age of 40 in the National Capital Region.

• Professor Errol Mendes listed among Canadian Lawyer’s “Top 25 Most Influential” finalists – Please consider voting!

  Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2019

  

  Canadian Lawyer has released its list of nominees for the 2019 “Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada” honours.  Among the nominees is the Common Law Section’s Professor Errol Mendes in the category of “Government, Non-profits, Associations, Academic Institutions”.

• Professors Anne Levesque and François Baril Receive AJEFO Order of Merit due to Contributions to Justice in French

  

  (article in French only)

  C’est lors du gala de son 40^e congrès annuel qui se tiendra le 22 juin 2019 à Sudbury, que l’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO) décernera l’Ordre du mérite à Maître Anne Levesque et à Maître François Baril.

  L’Ordre du mérite est remis tous les ans à une ou deux personnes pour souligner leur contribution à la promotion des services juridiques en français, le soutien qu’elles ont apporté à la mise en œuvre et au développement de la common law en français, ainsi que leur dévouement à la cause au sein de plusieurs associations et organismes.

• The Honourable Nathalie Gregson, LL.B. 1992, Appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

  Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  

  On April 11, the federal Minister of Justice announced a number of judicial appointments, including that of the Honourable Nathalie Gregson to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, a member of the Family Court Branch and a Judge ex officio of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

• Justice Canada announces Diane Labelle, LLM 2003, as Director General and Senior General Counsel for Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section

  Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  

  The Public Law and Legislative Services Sector (PLLSS) has announced that Diane Labelle, LLM 2003, has been named the Director General and Senior General Counsel for the Constitutional, Administrative and International Law Section (CAILS) effective May 13, 2019.

• uOttawa finishes second in Vienna out of 372 teams at World’s Largest Moot

  Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  

  The University of Ottawa Willem C. Vis Moot team of James Plotkin (coach), Anna Katyk, Avery Ross, Rida Malik, and Quinn Giordano finished second out of 372 in Vienna at the world’s largest moot. A whopping 87 countries participated.

  Led by Professor Anthony Daimsis, the uOttawa team spent the first four grueling days in general rounds, facing teams from South America, Europe, and the Middle East before the tournament was cut from 372 to 64 teams.

• Katherine Cooligan, LLB 1989, Wins Businesswoman of the Year Award

  Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019

  

  Katherine Cooligan, LLB 1989, has been awarded the Businesswoman of the Year Award in the Professional Services Category by Women’s Business Network.

  The WBN is a community of inspiring Ottawa businesswomen coming together to build relationships, develop their brands, and grow their careers.

• Dr. Chidi Oguamanam shares research on race and intellectual property at NYU conference

  Posted on Monday, April 29, 2019

  Dr. Chidi Oguamanam was recently featured as a keynote speaker at the 2019 Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race and Intellectual Property at New York University (NYU) Law School, held on April 5 and 6.

• Professor Colleen Flood receives prestigious grant for workshop on AI and health care law

  Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2019

  

  Professor Colleen Flood has received a grant from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) for an event entitled “AI & Health Care: A Workshop for the Fusion of Law & Science.” The workshop will bring together an international group of participants to explore the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the legal and regulatory structures that protect patients and caregivers in Canadian and international health care systems.