At the Law Convocation on June 5, Professor Emeritus David Mullan, LLM’73, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, the University Senate’s highest honour. The award, for those with exemplary careers, recognizes his outstanding contribution to the administrative law field, to the betterment of society and to Queen’s University.

Mullan is best known as a researcher, writer, and for many decades now, Canada’s foremost expert in the area of administrative law. In his 30-plus years at Queen’s Law before retiring in 2004, he taught a range of private and public law courses and became a treasured member of the faculty. He has consulted on a number of law reform projects, been a member of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, and serves as a panelist for NAFTA. Previously, he received honorary degrees from the Victoria University of Wellington and the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Watch the livestream video of David Mullan receiving his LLD and delivering his address to the Class of Law’15! The live ceremony feed, simulcast via Adobe Flash Player, will start at about 2:15 pm and the ceremony begins at 2:30 pm. By mid-June, a recording of the ceremony will be available from the University Registrar’s website.

Queen’s Law is preparing a special profile of David Mullan for the next issue of its alumni magazine, Queen’s Law Reports. We welcome any memories and anecdotes of Professor Mullan’s time at Queen’s; please send them to Communications Manager Lisa Graham or share them with our LinkedIn alumni group.