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March 30, 2023 — 

Edwin Arthur Braid, Q.C. (1934 – 2020), or ‘Art’, the a great deal-beloved former Dean and Professor at Robson Corridor, the College of Manitoba’s School of Legislation, experienced numerous passions. He was perfectly recognised for his kindness, his dedication to mental discourse, and his precision and clarity as a instructor, among the other items. In addition to the multitude of good attributes affiliated with him, Art Braid was regarded for his affinity for organization legislation.

The Business enterprise Legislation Team (“BLG”), a pupil team focused on company/commercial legislation at Robson Hall, had extensive been checking out the plan of featuring a functional mastering prospect for learners fascinated in a transactional apply. The stars aligned when the BLG uncovered about generous funding created accessible for a non-public regulation competition via the Professor E. Arthur Braid Q.C. Fund.

The inaugural Artwork Braid Business enterprise Law Scenario Competitors took location on Friday, March 17, 2023. The opposition was hosted at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP’s downtown places of work in Legitimate North Sq.. This year’s circumstance targeted on increasing money for an early-phase, private Manitoba technological innovation company.

The a few levels of competition winners in the 1st image are (still left to right): Kirsten Nynych (1L), Alli Knox (1L), and Zeynep Fattah (1L).

The circumstance level of competition was an superb opportunity to introduce learners to the method of authorized reasoning, some thing of certain relevance to Artwork. Teams, produced up of 2-4 pupils, ended up delivered with numerous ideas for boosting resources, these kinds of as issuing new shares, credit card debt funding, home sale, enterprise cash, and crowdfunding. Students were being expected to assessment the situation guidance, analyse each and every recommendation, and provide a suggestion based mostly on their authorized analysis, as if they had been counsel for the corporation. Pupils offered their advice to judges, comprised of lawyers from the Manitoba Bar, acting as a “Board of Directors.”

At the conclusion of the case opposition shows, about 50 law learners, lawyers, and articling learners collected in TDS’ Northern Lights Lounge for refreshments, remarks, and the announcement of the winning workforce.

Anyone in attendance was lucky to listen to remarks from John Stefaniuk, K.C., a companion at TDS, who spoke in a profound and eloquent way about Art: who he was, how he lived his life, and what he intended to the Manitoba authorized neighborhood. This was an great opportunity for pupils, most of whom ended up in their 1st-12 months at Robson Hall, to master additional about Art’s legacy. John shared some of Art’s passionate prices, accounts of the real curiosity Artwork took in every single and every university student he encountered, and the ensuing fondness that those people who knew him expert.

The competition’s judges designed unique notice that the stage of abilities and presentation capability among the the university student competition was demonstrably substantial. Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Art Braid Business Regulation Circumstance Level of competition: Alli Knox (1L), Zeynep Fattah (1L), and Kirsten Nynych (1L). Runners-up bundled: Ashveer Sohi (1L), Jaspreet Brar (1L), Eric Moon (1L), and Daniel Rosenthal (1L).

University student feed-back from the event has been beneficial, and the BLG is energized by the possibility to proceed establishing this event in the years to occur. In addition to the funding provided for a private regulation level of competition by the Professor E. Arthur Braid Q.C. Fund, Thomson Reuters, the event’s presenting sponsor, generously assisted with significant funding contributions.

John Stefaniuk, K.C.

The BLG would like to lengthen its sincere appreciation to the loved ones and buddies of Artwork Braid and those who go on to guidance his legacy through donations in his name, to Thomson Reuters, presenting sponsor, for its generous funding, to TDS for currently being an superb host, to John Stefaniuk, K.C. for his thoughtful remarks, to Dean Jochelson and the Faculty of Law for their help, to our judges: Don MacDonald, Kyle Mirecki, Amy Gelhorn, Katie Leung, and Paolo Aquila for the time they took to make this opposition a chance, to the whole BLG Executive team, primarily Rebecca Penner (2L), Event Coordinator, who focused considerable hard work to creating this celebration a possibility, and to all the students who competed and brought this competitors to life. Without having these people and organisations, the Artwork Braid Business enterprise Legislation Case Opposition would even now only be an strategy.

Historically, the BLG has arranged activities in which lawyers, articling pupils, and instructors have been invited to speak on subjects these kinds of as mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and insolvency, Indigenous enterprise, genuine estate, in-residence apply, and a lot more. It is the BLG’s objective to aid schooling and experienced growth options for the Robson Corridor university student group on matters connected to corporate/commercial law.

Tale submitted by Chris Dick (3L)