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Global authority on the intersection between law and technology returns to Canada to join a vibrant and thriving powerhouse for AI research and legal tech

By Sheldon Gordon

Gillian Hadfield, a leading scholar and advocate for legal reform and redesign, is the latest pioneering academic to be drawn by Toronto’s growing reputation as an advanced technology hub.

Prof. Tony Duggan delivered the 4th Commercial Law Centre Lecture at the University of Oxford on Oct. 14, 2015. Prof. Duggan spoke on the subject of "Form and Substance in the Determination of Property Rights: Set-off, Flawed Assets and Security Interests in Cash Deposits." 

Professor Duggan's lecture concerned an issue which frequently vexes courts: whether a contract creates property rights, or merely personal rights.  The lecture focused on the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in Caisse Populaire Desjardins de l'Est de Drummond v Canada [2009] SCC 29.