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Bill Sirman, Law’72, and wife Carol Sirman (Arts’64), in the stands of the newly revitalized Richardson Stadium on Sept. 17. (Photos by Bernard Clark)

Golden football legends reminisce at Richardson Stadium’s grand re-opening

September 29, 2016
As the rain poured down on tricoloured fans, the Queen’s Gaels football team concluded their first game on the turf of the revitalized Richardson Stadium with a less than stellar result – falling 27-13 to the Western Mustangs. But for Gaels Football Hall of Famers like Bill Sirman, Law’72 (Arts’63, MA’06) and Peter C.P. Thompson, QC, Law’65 (Arts’62), who took part in a pregame opening ceremony honouring past championship glories, neither the weather nor the scoreboard could dampen their spirits. For them, being here in a new stadium is a reminder of past lessons learned, and what football is really all about.
New Zealand’s Honourable Justice Dame Ellen France, LLM’83

LLM alumna continues to make New Zealand history

September 28, 2016
2016 has been an incredible year for one of the most remarkable jurists to come out of Queen’s Law’s Master’s program. For New Zealand’s Ellen France, LLM’83, expertise in constitutional and administrative law, as well as a deep knowledge of government processes, has led to notable back-to-back distinctions: an appointment to the Supreme Court and being named a Dame by Queen Elizabeth for her services to the judiciary (Queen’s first known law alumna so honoured).
Professor Darryl Robinson

Queen’s professor receives $91K grant to research contemporary crimes against humanity

September 26, 2016
Professor Darryl Robinson helped draft the current leading definition of crimes against humanity. Now he wants to modernize this area of law to deal with contemporary non-state actors, such as terrorist groups or corporations. A $91,000 research grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will help him do just that.
Check out the PBSC Queen’s website.

Queen’s Law students kick off new era of pro bono service

September 22, 2016
Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) turns 20 this year and its Queen’s Chapter is celebrating this milestone in style. The PBSC Queen’s team has just launched an anniversary website and on September 26 they will host a volunteer welcome reception featuring a special guest. Justice Harvey Brownstone, Law’80, who inspired the PBSC Family Law Project, will give a keynote address to student volunteers, supervising lawyers and faculty members involved with the program in the Kingston area.
Ontario Trillium Scholarship recipient Ana Patricia Chuc Gamboa, shown in Paris last summer, when she was preparing her admission application to Queen’s PhD in Law program

Queen’s Law PhD student wins provincial scholarship for work linking free trade and human rights

September 21, 2016
For three years, Ana Patricia Chuc Gamboa worked as a lawyer advising foreign companies that import and export raw materials in her native Mexico. Now she has been awarded an Ontario Trillium Scholarship for her doctoral work at Queen’s Law to study the trade agreements those companies rely on. The scholarship, valued at $40,000 annually for three years, is given to help the best doctoral students from around the world study in the province.
Donald B. Bayne, Law'69 (far right), accepts the Catzman Award from Julie Catzman and Bradley E. Berg, President of The Advocates’ Society, during the Opening of the Courts for Ontario ceremony in Toronto on September 13. (Photo by The Advocates’ Society)

Alumnus Donald Bayne receives national award for ‘Professionalism & Civility’

September 14, 2016
“I’m highly honoured,” says Donald Bayne, Law’69 (Arts’66, EMBA’01), of his most recent distinction, The Advocates’ Society’s 2016 Catzman Award. “This award is unique, reflecting a renewed focus on civility in litigation by recognizing other professional qualities beyond simply the ability to be a good barrister or write a good factum.”
2016 CGCA winners Sheila Murray, Law’82, Hugh Kerr, Law’88, and Betty DelBiano, Law’84

Queen’s Law alumni dominate Canadian General Counsel Awards

September 9, 2016
Many Queen’s Law graduates are recognized as outstanding general counsel, and now a trio of them have more hardware to prove it. At the 2016 Canadian General Counsel Awards (CGCA) gala, Sheila Murray, Hugh Kerr and Betty DelBianco, all ‘80s grads, took three of the seven awards for being tops in their field. The awards, established by the National Post and ZSA Legal Recruitment, were presented on June 1 in Toronto.