Larry Summers addresses financial crisis in Beattie Lecture
 Lawrence Summers, one of the most influential and outspoken economists in the world today, spoke at Western Law on November 22 as the fourth annual Beattie Family Business and Law Speaker. Summers, President Emeritus of Harvard University, addressed a broad range of current issues with his characteristic directness, insight and wit. [more with video]
Students roll up their sleeves for others
 Tom Weihmayr, President of Western’s Graduate Law Students’ Association knows it’s in him to give and now is inspiring others to do the same. Weihmayr is part of three student groups at Western Law who have joined forces to announce their membership in Canadian Blood Services’ Partners for Life Program. [more]
Torys Speaker Series welcomes top scholars
Ian Ayres, a widely cited scholar, columnist for Forbes magazine, and author of more than 100 articles and 11 books, including New York Times best seller Super Crunchers, kicked off the Torys Business and Law Pre-Eminent Scholars Series on Friday September 23. [more]
Group looks to give animal law a bit more bite
 Already a passionate advocate for environmental and public interest law, third-year student Teri Muszak found parallels between those areas and an Animals and the Law course she took last semester from then-visiting professor Peter Sankoff, now an associate professor at The University of Western Ontario. [more]
Distinguished speakers spark thought
 Topics ranged from police powers to polygamy and entrepreneurship to the environment as Western Law welcomed a diverse and distinguished list of speakers to the School this fall. [more]
The 2011 Western Law Alumni Magazine
 Meet the Influencers, find out about our new Dean, get the dirt on Canada's mining success and catch up with classmates in the 2011 Western Law Alumni magazine. [read online version]
Faculty research news
 The Challenge of Originalism edited by Western Law Professors Grant Huscroft and Bradley Miller provides fresh insights into comparative and cross-disciplinary approaches to constitutional interpretation from some of the world's leading theorists. [more faculty research news]
Western offers Email for Life
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Upcoming Events
The Hon. Justice Ian Binnie
delivers The Coxford Lecture
Date: Thursday, February 16 Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Rm. 38, Faculty of Law
Alumni Wine Reception
Save the Date
Date: Tuesday, March 6
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: London, Ontario
Senator Romeo Dallaire delivers The Claude and
Elaine Pensa Lecture on Human Rights
Date: Friday, March 23
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Rm. 38, Faculty of Law
Of Note
Geoff Beattie LLB’84, Western’s Campaign Chair, co-hosted a two-day “Passport Western’’ event on campus highlighting the University's academic mission and Campaign priorities.
John Eberhard LLB’69 received the Community Service Award from Alumni Western for his lifelong dedication to a number of causes. [more]
Mark Uhrynuk LLB/MBA’86 was the inaugural visitor in the Business Law Case Studies Visiting Speaker Series. Uhrynuk, a partner of Mayer Brown, explored the evolution of a China-based internet/social media business. The Series is generously supported by the Class of ’80 in honour of Professor Rich McLaren.
Recent Gifts
The Coxford Lecture
A new gift of
$473,000 from Stephen Coxford LLB’77, Vice-Chair of Western’s Board of Governors, further builds an endowment to support the Coxford Lecture, Western Law’s prestigious annual public law lecture series. This
generous donation allows the School to bring prominent scholars and jurists to
Western Law to address important public law questions.
New student support
A
new bursary will support a student with financial needs thanks to Ruth Brown, Craig Brown and Dyer Brown
LLP. The generous new gift of $150,000 was made in honour of the late Norman
Craig Brown QC, a prominent lawyer in southwestern Ontario.
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