News

2019

• Another Successful Year for uOttawa at the Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot

  Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2019

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society celebrates another successful year at the 17th Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot. Almut MacDonald, Jessica Pugliese, and Spencer Malthouse, coached by Professor Jeremy de Beer, brought home a second-place finish. The achievements of this year’s Oxford team affirm a long-standing tradition of international IP mooting success for the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) team.

• Michael Geist Launches “LawBytes”: A New Podcast on Digital Policy in Canada

  Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2019

  

  Michael Geist launches a new podcast that will examine international developments on digital policy and Canada’s role in the global digital policy landscape.

• Elizabeth Dubois named as Assembly Fellow by MIT Media Lab and Harvard Berkman-Klein Center

  Posted on Monday, March 4, 2019

  

  The University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Dubois will join the Assembly program at the MIT Media Lab and Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University this spring.

• Another Successful Year for uOttawa at the Fox Intellectual Property Moot

  Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2019

  

  University of Ottawa students had another stellar year at the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot championship. A runner-up finish for uOttawa’s Fox mooters in the 2019 finals adds another accolade for the school. That makes six straight semi-finals, four finals appearances, and three Fox Cups in the past six years.

• Professor Amy Salyzyn appointed President of the Canadian Association of Legal Ethics

  Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2019

  

  The Canadian Association of Legal Ethics (CALE) has recently appointed Associate Professor Amy Salyzyn as President in a unanimous decision following the resignation of Alice Woolley on her appointment to the bench.

• Florian Martin-Bariteau Receives SSHRC Grant for Research on Secrets and Whistleblowers in the Digital World

  Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019

  

  Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, has received an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for a project entitled “Secrets and Whistleblowers in a Digital World”, which will explore the tensions between protecting both confidential information, and whistleblowers who act in the public interest.

• Professor Elizabeth Dubois named to CIVIX's Board of Directors

  Posted on Friday, January 11, 2019

  

  The Centre for  Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce that Professor Elizabeth Dubois has been named to the Board of Directors of CIVIX.