Koskie Minsky University Lecture in Labour Law, University of Western Ontario – SAVE THE DATE

October 17, 2013

On October 25^th and 26^th, 2013, the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Koskie Minsky LLP and Heenan Blaikie LLP are co-hosting a Lecture and Conference on the theme of Rights at Work. All events will be held at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

The 8^th Koskie Minsky University Lecture on Labour Law will be delivered on Friday October 25^th, 2013 starting at 5:30 pm by Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell of the Supreme Court of Canada. Before being appointed to the bench, Mr. Justice Cromwell was an academic and a labour arbitrator, making him one of three justices on the current SCC who have a labour law background. A reception will follow the Lecture. There is a KM hosted on-campus reception for law students who are in attendance

The 8^th Heenan Blaikie University Labour Law Conference will be held on Saturday October 26^th, 2013, with four panels of scholars and practitioners who will explore a range of issues relating to Rights at Work, including sources of rights, constitutional sources and human rights sources.  Among the scholars who will be speaking at the Conference are: Judy Fudge (University of Victoria), Keith Ewing (King’s College, London, UK), Nathalie des Rosiers (Dean, University of Ottawa) and Brian Etherington (University of Windsor).

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