New study will look at the reduction in access and how it is affecting those involved with Ontario’s family justice system.
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Law project examines pandemic’s impact on family justice
COVID-19 has dramatically disrupted how courts conduct business – and now a new Western University-led research project will study the pandemic’s profound effect on people involved with Ontario’s family justice system. “The pandemic has forced courts and professionals...
Western appoints Erika Chamberlain new Dean of Law
Erika Chamberlain has been named the new Dean of Western University’s Faculty of Law, beginning May 1, 2017. Chamberlain — who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship and administration since joining Western’s law school in 2005 — has been Associate...
Panel addresses most pressing questions about medical assistance in dying at public forum
With the much-debated assisted-dying bill C-14 now law, Western University is inviting community members to attend a lecture and panel discussion which will address the ethical, legal and health care outcomes of the new law. The two-part event will begin with a...
WADA taps Richard McLaren to head Sochi Olympics investigation team
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western University's Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. McLaren, a renowned...