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For a student entering the second or third year of the J.D. program at UBC's Peter A. Allard School of Law who is in good academic standing. Preference goes to a student who demonstrates an interest in administrative law practice, including the work of administrative tribunals, boards, and commissions.
A $2,100 award made available through an endowment established by family, friends, and colleagues in the legal community and at Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman in honour of Edward D. Bates, QC. The award is made on the recommendation of the Peter A. Allard School of Law.
Apply through the continuing student awards application.
During a long career at WorkSafeBC from 1974 until retirement in 2015, Mr. Bates served as General Counsel and Secretary to the Board. He worked on seminal workers' compensation cases involving asbestos-related disease, helped change smoking laws in British Columbia to protect workers from secondhand smoke, and implemented the Criminal Injury Compensation Act of British Columbia. In 2004 he received the John Tait Award of Excellence for exemplary public legal service in Canada.
The Edward D. Bates, QC Award in Public Law awards $2,100.
Key requirements include: Canada; Peter A. Allard School of Law; Doctorate; Second year. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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