Law students take second in national writing challenge August 22, 2022
Two TRU Law students took second place in an annual national writing competition involving insolvency law. Kimia Jalivand and Gregory Scott wrote a paper, From…
Two TRU Law students took second place in an annual national writing competition involving insolvency law. Kimia Jalivand and Gregory Scott wrote a paper, From…
TRU Law faculty member Matt Malone spoke with Global News on Aug. 9 about privacy and data protection issues related to ArriveCAN, the Government of…
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently cited a paper co-authored by TRU Law Professors Chris Hunt and Mica Rankin, titled R. v. Spencer: Anonymity, the…
A team of TRU Law students beat out five others to take top spot in the Iron Tech Lawyer Invitational, an international competition hosted by…
A TRU alum with a drive to improve access to justice is the supervising lawyer at the TRU Community Legal Clinic (CLC). Kelly Melnyk joined…
Lisa Niro was among the graduates of TRU Law’s first inaugural class. She articled at Bell Alliance and stayed on as an associate after her…
Spring Convocation was back on campus at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) this June, bringing extra opportunity to celebrate the achievements with the 2022 TRU Faculty…
A fresh TRU Law graduate, Sydney Snape, has been honoured by The Royal Society of Canada with the inaugural Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize for…
An article written by a TRU Law faculty member and an alum has been cited by the BC Supreme Court. In Douez v Facebook Inc,…
TRU Law students competed in moot court and negotiation competitions against other Canadian law schools this past winter. Due to the pandemic, many of these…
TRU Law welcomes three new faculty members this summer, each of them bringing a wealth of experience from practicing in other parts of Canada or…
The Thompson Rivers University Community Legal Clinic (TRU CLC) is the first student-staffed free legal clinic in the BC Interior. The students work under the…
Chrystie Stewart (BA ’12; JD ’14) appeared in the Federal Court, British Columbia Supreme Court, Provincial Court, BC Human Rights Tribunal, and the Civil Resolution…
Long-time supporters and donors of TRU’s law school Rob McDiarmid, Q.C. and Justice Sharon Matthews have made another contribution of $50,000 to fund a new…
Associate Professors Chris Hunt and Robert Diab have published a new book: The Last Frontier: Digital Privacy and the Charter. Featuring 11 essays written by…
TRU Law alum Candace Formosa placed third for the essay she submitted while still a student to the annual Insolvency Institute of Canada Law Student…
Spring Convocation 2021 was a virtual event, but there were still opportunities to acknowledge outstanding students, including those in the Faculty of Law. Angelica Maria…
TRU Law’s Jessup International Moot team has just finished a month-and-a-half of competitive mooting, in a moot (simulated court proceeding) that’s known to be very…
Moots are competitive simulated court proceedings, which offer a chance for Law students to practice their skills before graduation. Moots normally require students to travel…
The latest contribution to TRU’s Limitless campaign comes from students, who know first-hand the importance of financial aid during university. Student activities were severely diminished…