A Regina lawyer and University of Regina alumnus is laying the groundwork that could fundamentally change the administration of justice in Ukraine. Alan McIntyre QC is part of a judicial team in Canada helping Ukraine with its desire to institute a pre-trial settlement process. “In Saskatchewan more than 80 per cent of our civil cases settle. In Ukraine the settlement rate is about 1 per cent,” says McIntyre who graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. “The primary interest in Ukraine is for both greater efficiency in the system, which in turn fosters credibility.”