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12-05-25 | Access to Justice, Health Law, Pratique du droit

Keys to the Court: Frédéric St-Jean

Once a promising wrestler, an accident and a medical error turned Frédéric St-Jean’s life upside down. He became a lawyer and decided to represent himself in a legal battle for the victims of medical malpractice that led him all the way to the country’s highest court.

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12-03-25 | Business Law, Civil Law, Family Law

Finding Your Own Path in Law: The Journey of Michael Vathilakis

Michael Vathilakis, a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s Civil Law Section (LL.L./LL.B., 2000), looks back in this visual post on the experiences that shaped his inspiring career path. Driven by a desire to give back to the Faculty “that gave him his start” he now supports the next generation of legal professionals through the Renno & Vathilakis award in family law, offered by his firm.

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11-21-25 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Public Law

Keys to the Court: Gurbaj Singh Multani

This documentary explores Gurbaj’s path to the Supreme Court, through his own words. A dropped kirpan that became a matter of national importance, rallied an entire community, and ignited a conversation that still resonates today.

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11-17-25 | Agri-food law and policy, Civil Law, Research Methodology

A Wolf in the Sheepfold: Protecting Farm Animals

Daphnée B. Ménard, a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, explains how companion animals are better protected than farm animals under the legislation, and how the legal criteria are not applied consistently across animal species.

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