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ON THE FRONT COVER
The Honourable Madam Justice Ardith Walkem, Walpetko We’dalx
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why this appointment presents a “ray of hope” at page 495.
THE
VOL. 79 PART 4 JULY 2021
Entre Nous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
On the Front Cover: The Honourable Madam Justice
Ardith Walkem, Walpetko We’dalx
By Louise Mandell, Q.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Bracton and Roman Law in the Common Law Courts:
In Exemplum
By George Douvelos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Class Action Settlements Before Certification:
Counsel Beware!
By Brendan Brock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
A Primer on the Ghomeshi Amendments and Their Practical
Application (So Far)
By Robert Diab and Robyn Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
The Wine Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
News from BC Law Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
News from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
LAP Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
A View from the Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543
Announcing the 2021 Advocate Short Fiction Competition . . . 547
Peter A. Allard School of Law Faculty News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
UVic Law Faculty News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
The Attorney General’s Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
Nos Disparus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563
New Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
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Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639
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