Aboriginal Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Kyungwon Ha - 2025
Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future: A Path to Safeguarding Indigenous Knowledge in Canadian Law
Administrative Law – Paul Smith Memorial Award
Maxwell Brodie - 2025
The Limits of Privative Clauses: Jurisdictional Questions in our Post-Jurisdictional Era
Air and Space Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Jessica Von Hollen - 2025
Small Satellites, Heavy Burdens: Rethinking Proposed De-Orbiting and Propulsion Requirements for CubeSats in Canada
Dispute Resolution – James L. Thistle, K.C. Memorial Award
Brandon Beck - 2025
Character Assassination: A look into the broken NHL Arbitration Process and how to fix it
Business Law – Law Student Essay Contest
English Contest:
Ryan Pedersen - 2025
Piercing the Corporate Veil: What the US Can Learn from the Canadian Framework
French Contest:
TBC - 2025
Charities and Not-for-Profit Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Riley Parker - 2025
An Analysis of the Charitable Ethos: Hermeneutic History and Protestant Praxis in Anglo and Nordic Countries
Child and Youth Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Zachary Couture - 2025
The Child’s Right to Privacy From Their Parents: A Trans-Informed Analysis
Civil Litigation Section – Law Student Essay Contest
Ee Wai Chee - 2025
How might AI be integrated into Ontario’s civil justice system?
Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section – Law Student Essay Contest
Zachary Couture - 2025
Rediscovering Multiculturalism in the Charter Understanding the Use of Section 27 by Reference to Charter values
Construction and Infrastructure Law – The Atrium Law Student Essay Contest
Jack Turner - 2025
A PPP Solution to Facilitate First Nation Infrastructure Self-Determinacy
Criminal Justice — Law Student Essay Contest - Current issues in Canadian sentencing law
Alice Hao - 2025
Confessions in Verse: Sylvia Plath’s Poetry as a Victim Testimony
Elder Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Charlotte Burke - 2025
Aging with Dignity: Exploring Deinstitutionalization as a Transformative Alternative to Long-Term Care in Canada
Environmental, Energy and Resources Law – Gowling WLG-David Estrin Prize
Lily Farinaccio - 2025
Addressing Toxic Racism: An Analysis of Bill C-226 With Respect to the Disproportionate Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Faced by Indigenous Communities in Canada
Health Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Matthew C Tse - 2025
Applying Gladue to Psychiatric Care: Systematic Safeguards for Indigenous Mental Health
Intellectual Property – Law Student Essay Contest
Dana Surtees - 2025
From Culture to Commodity: The Intersection of the Canadian Trademark Framework and Indigenous Cultural Appropriation
International Law – Law Student Essay Contest
No winning essay selected this year
Labour & Employment Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Daekwon Blair - 2025
(Organized) work and Industry 4.0: Substitution threats, strategic decision making for industrial relations, and mandatory bargaining
Municipal Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Zach Beers - 2025
The Tale of Two Cities: Comparative Approaches to Climate Change Strategy Implementation
Privacy and Access Law – Law Student Essay Contest
Ambreena Ladhani - 2025
“Fake Drake” and the Real Harm: Canadian Privacy Torts Fail to Protect Voice-Cloned Artists
Public Sector Lawyers Section – "In the Public Interest" Student Essay Contest
2025 - No winning essay selected this year
Real Property Section – Real Property Law School Essay Contest
Nidhi Verma - 2025
Closing the Door: Evaluating the Impact of Foreign Buyers Ban
Wills, Estates and Trusts Section – Section Essay Contest
Adrian Mesly - 2025
A Justification for Repealing the Revocation of Will by Marriage Doctrine: Modernizing Succession Law and Understandings of the Family
Women Lawyers Forum – "Writing Her In" Essay Contest
Charlotte Burke - 2025
Beyond Regulation: Envisioning Radical Legislation for Self-Managed Abortion in Canada
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