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LLM candidate Nathan Gorham writes Toronto Star oped: "How to Stop Police From Lying"

Friday, May 15, 2015

LLM candidate Nathan Gorham wrote an oped in the Toronto Star recently on the issue of police officers who lie under oath. Gorham, a criminal trial and appeal lawyer, argued critical safeguards against dishonesty and corruption in Ontario’s justice system have been diluted over the years. Read his oped here, or on our site below: 

 

Prof. Michael Trebilcock - "How to take the sting out of policy transitions"

Friday, May 1, 2015

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Michael Trebilcock looks at the issue of compensation for those who lose out because of changes in public policy ("How to take the sting out of policy transitions," April 30, 2015). The commentary is based on his book Dealing With Losers: The Political Economy of Policy Transitions, which has been awarded the Donner Prize for the best book on public policy written by a Canadian.

QS World University Subject Rankings: Faculty of Law is No. 1 in Canada

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Law students from the Class of 2017 hang out during orientation week last fall.

 

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law was once again ranked the No. 1 law school in Canada, according to the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject released today.

The QS rankings are considered among some of the most prominent global rankings, and uses academic and employer reputational data and research citations in its computations.

Prof. Anand named to expert panel reviewing financial advisers and planners sector

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
headshot of Anita Anand

Prof. Anita Anand is one of four independent experts named to an Ontario panel to review the regulations relating to financial advisers and planners, provincial finance minister Charles Sousa announced April 27th.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Respect the weight of 800 years of law in Khadr bail"

Monday, April 27, 2015
Portrait of Audrey Macklin

 

This oped by law scholar Prof. Audrey Macklin commenting on Canadian Omar Khadr's release on bail pending his appeal appeared in the print and online versions of the Globe and Mail today. Read the full commentary online here, or below.

 

Respect the weight of 800 years of law in Khadr bail

By Audrey Macklin, Professor & Chair in Human Rights Law

Prof. Ran Hirschl awarded 2015 C. Herman Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law & Courts

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Comparative Matters: The Renaissance of Comparative Constitutional StudiesProf. Ran Hirschl's latest book, Comparative Matters: The Renaissance of Comparative Constitutional Studies (Oxford University Press), has won the prestigious American Political Science Association C. Herman Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law & Courts for 2015.

Students dominate 2015 mooting season with 10 first-place finishes

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Bringing home the cup: Laskin Moot winners Leanna Katz, Rebecca Schwartz, Bilal Manji and Dave Marshall, with Justice Robert Decary

 

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Our law students dominated the mooting season this year with 10 first-place victories in a variety of competitions, thanks to the hard work of an amazing trifecta of student skill, faculty and alumni support.

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