William Morrow
Essay Contest

The William Morrow Essay Contest is endowed by the Hon. Mr. Justice William Stevenson in memory of the late Mr. Justice Morrow.

Winning submissions(2007)

General Essays

First Prize
Sandra Malcolm - "Coal bed Methane."

Second Prize
Megan Rosborough - "Multiple Parentage and Assisted Reproductive Technologies."

Notes & Case Comments

Monic Willner - "Privacy Law and Solicitor-Client Privilege: Implications of the Blood Tribe Decision."

Winning submissions(2006)

General Essays

First Prize
Karen Rana - "Canada’s National DNA Databank: The Case for an Expanded Convicted Offenders Index."

Second Prize
Derek Lai - "Public Video Surveillance by the State: Policy, Privacy Legislation, and the Charter."

Winning submissions(2005)

General Essays

First Prize
Kyle Kashuba - "Rights and Remedies Applicable to Seismic Exploration in Canada"

Second Prize
Claire Bond - "A Trip from Doha to Ottawa: Access to Essential Medicines and Canada's Bill C-9."

Winning submissions(2004)

General Essays

First Prize
Fiona Moore - "Risk and Reconciliation: A Physician's Duty to Warn and a Patient's Right Not to Know of a Genetic Condition"

Second Prize
Charmane Sing - "The International Criminal Court: Good or Evil?"

Notes & Case Comments

Alyn Johnson - "Abdicating Responsibility: The Unprincipled Use of Deference in Lavoie v. Canada"

Law or Administration of Justice in the North

Lisa Statt - "Has Canada Lost Ownership and Use of the Northwest Passage? An Assessment Under International Law"

Winning submissions(2003)

General Essays

First Prize
Laura Estep - "Solicitor-Client Privilege: Upholding A Tradition"

Second Prize
Andrew Wallace - "BG Checo International v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority: Concurrent Liability, Policy Considerations, and Contract Interpretation"

Notes & Case Comments

Leslie Akst - "The Implications of Osoyoos With Regard To The Expropriation of Reserve Lands in British Columbia for the Purpose of a Public Highway"

Law or Administration of Justice in the North

Moira Vane - "Reindeer Games: A look at the Porcupine Caribou Herd and the 1002 Calving Grounds"

Winning submissions(2002)

General Essays

First Prize
Sonya Morgan - "The Legal Definition of Genocide"

Second Prize
Mark Sawyer - "The Tragic Demise of the Ideal Lawyer-Client Relationship Under the Billable Hour"

Congratulations to all our winners and a special thanks to everyone who submitted a paper for consideration.

For more information:

Click here for the contest rules.
Click here for the prizes.