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After a new initiation ceremony, the Phi Delta Phi chapter at UWO Law, Rand Inn, is back.

From the Phi Delta Phi website:

The University of Western Ontario has had a chapter since 1978, called Rand Inn after the founding dean of the law school. But Rand Inn has been defunct in recent years due to lack of participation.

In celebration of UWO Law’s 50th anniversary this year, Phi Delta Phi decided to reinvigorate its local chapter by hosting a membership drive. On March 3, 2010, Rand Inn initiated 7 new members at UWO. Al Burton, the Province President for Phi Delta Phi and a partner at Thomson Rogers, came from Toronto to administer the ceremony.

“The principles of Phi Delta Phi stand for professionalism and legal ethics, said Omar Ha-Redeye, a third-year law student, and Magister of the Inn. “It’s a perfect match for our school, which is considered a pioneer in this field.”

Over 400 members of Rand Inn are listed in the fraternity’s directory, all graduates of UWO Law since 1978.

Current members of Rand Inn at the University of Western Ontario Law; (From Left) Kristopher Manitius, Joel Welch, Matthew Wilson, Omar Ha-Redeye, Benjamin Tinholt, Stephanie Lafrance, John Magyar, Chris Berrigan, Province President Al Burton

Omar Ha-Redeye finished as a finalist in the Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP Labour Law Advocacy Competition.  The winners were Eric Grigg and Ben Howard.

The case was an appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Fraser v. Ontario, which is currently pending judgment at the Supreme Court of Canada.

The moot was judged by Paul Broad, Barry Brown, Aida Gattfield, Bob Atkinson, and Margaret Szilassy.

David Cruickshank of Kerma Partners spoke on “The Business of Law: Hot Topics and Emerging Trends in the Legal Profession.”

See notes from the talk on Slaw.

See the article, First-Rate Mind, Third Rate Temperament in UWO Law’s Student Paper, Amicus Curiae, or hyperlinked on Slaw and Law is Cool.

Omar Ha-Redeye received two international CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in academic achievement for the highest performance in courses on the Holocaust and genocide, and another in religious laws while studying in Israel.

The Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps of the Supreme Court of Canada spoke to law students at the University of Western Ontario on “Jumping at the Chance,” exploring her career path that took her to Canada’s highest court.

She spent some time with law students discussing these issues in further depth at a subsequent session.

The Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps of the Supreme Court of Canada

UWO Law hosted the 2009 BLG Client Counselling Competition. The winners this year were Andrea Yau and Jesse Mighton.

Finalists included Cassandra Tarrataca and Ryan Venables, Adam Somogyi and Mike Lickver, Kathryn Shani and Brittany Taylor and Ronald Fichter and Katie Sokol.

Omar Ha-Redeye played a client in the competition, which he won in 2007.

Prof. Jeremy Waldron of NYU Law spoke at UWO Law on Nov. 12 and 13.

First, he spoke at the 2009 Coxford Lecture, “Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment: The Words Themselves”.  Kamila Pizon describes the talk on the school’s website.

On Nov. 13, he spoke to law students in a public law class on “The Core of the Case Against Judicial Review.”

Omar Ha-Redeye participated in the Cherniak Cup, UWO Law’s trial advocacy competition.