About the Wainwright Chair and the Wainwright Fund
Me. Arnold Wainwright, Q.C. bequeathed the residue of his estate to McGill University to promote the research and advancement of civil law at McGill's Faculty of Law.
Me. Wainwright taught civil law at the Faculty of Law of McGill from 1909 until 1934, after which he was named professor emeritus. In 1963, the University presented him with a doctorate of civil law honoris causa in recognition of his invaluable contributions to the legal profession and to scholarship in civil law.
To honour the the remarkable contributions of this eminent Quebec jurist, the Faculty of Law of McGill University established the Wainwright Chair. Prof. Paul-André Crépeau was appointed as inaugural chairholder in 1975.
The University also established the Wainwright Fund, which promotes research and teaching in civil, comparative, and transnational law at McGill. It also provides financial assistance to student mooting, and to the McGill Gelber Law Library.
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