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Faculty of Law

Andrew Luesley

Andrew Luesley

Assistant Professor

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Credentials:
PhD candidate (UBC), LL.M. (UBC), JD (UBC), B.A (TRU)
Area of expertise:
Contracts, remedies, blockchain and crypto commerce, business and company law, consumer protection, and access to justice.聽

Biography

Andrew Luesley is an Assistant Professor at the 樱花影视 Faculty of Law. His teaching and research focus on contract law, remedies, and the legal challenges posed by emerging technologies, including blockchain and crypto commerce. He holds a JD and LLM from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC and is completing his PhD on good faith in crypto contracting. Before joining UVic, he taught at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking for his family, travelling, and learning mandarin.

Education

  • Current: PhD Candidate, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia (UBC)
  • 2017: LLM, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC
  • 2015: JD, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC
  • 2012: BA, Thompson Rivers University (“TRU”)

Selected publications

  • “Unravelling Smart Contracts: Smart Contracts & the Law of Rescission in Canada,” 19 Asper Rev. Int’l Bus. & Trade L. p155-174 (2019).
  • “Cryptocurrencies and the Regulatory Challenge: Book Review,” 66 Canadian Business Law Journal, p341 (2022).
  • “Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Issues Guidance on the Sentencing of African Nova Scotians: Three Observations on v. Anderson” (November, 2021), Dalhousie Law Journal Blog.

Recognition and awards

  • Purdy Crawford Fellowship in Business Law, Dalhousie University, 2021
  • UVic Law Dean’s Graduate Fellowship, 樱花影视, 2023
  • Law Foundation of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship, 2020
  • David L. Vaughan, Q.C. Corporate Law Scholarship, 2019

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