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Alumnus William D. Black (LLB 1987) appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Friday, July 2, 2021

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced July 2, the appointment of William D. Black (LLB 1987) a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.

Justice William D. Black was born and raised in Edmonton. He earned his BA degree from Harvard University in 1983. He attended the University of Toronto Law School, receiving his Bachelor of Law degree in 1987 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1989.

Trustworthy use of AI by governments starts with acknowledging unknowns: Op-Ed co-authored by Professor Gillian Hadfield

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

In an op-ed published in the Toronto Star, June 25, the president and CEO of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Garth Gibson, Professor of Law and Strategic Management, Gillian Hadfield, director at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at U of T, and Ron Bodkin, VP of AI engineering and CIO at the Vector Institute, write that oversight of government use of AI

Doctoral student Florence Ashley receives U of T's Peter Singer Award in Bioethics

Thursday, June 24, 2021

SJD student Florence Ashley

Florence Ashley is a SJD student in the Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics (photo Dewey Chang Photography)  

From teamwork to clinical opportunities and enjoying free food, #UofTGrad21s reflect on their time at U of T Law

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Congratulations to the Class of 2021 We are so proud of you University of Toronto Faculty of Law

Today, U of T's Spring Convocation took place virtually via video. More than 15,500 students from 105 countries, including our JD, LLM and SJD programs, graduated in absentia.

Below, JD program graduates reflect on their time at U of T Law. 

Prasanna Balasundaram receives Clinical Legal Education Award

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Prasanna Balasundaram

Prasanna Balasundaram has been recognized by the Association of for Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE) with the Cirillo Award, given to an individual clinician who has made a significant contribution to the life of their legal clinic.

Black and Hispanic legal associations create scholarships for U of T's Youth Summer Program

Friday, June 18, 2021

Youth Summer Program - March Break 2018

YSP March break session participants visit the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, March 2018 (photo courtesy of LAWS)

Two legal associations are funding youth opportunities to explore the law through the University of Toronto’s Youth Summer Program (YSP).

Privacy, required COVID-19 vaccines highlighted at employment law webinar hosted by U of T Law: The Lawyer's Daily

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

On June 8, 2021,  Jennifer Fehr, supervising lawyer for employment law at Downtown Legal Services (DLS), the community legal clinic and clinical education program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and alumna Rita De Fazio (JD 2019), a staff lawyer at 

Professor Yasmin Dawood renewed as Canada Research Chair

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Yasmin Dawood

Faculty of Law and Department of Political Science Associate Professor Yasmin Dawood has been renewed as Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Electoral Law (Tier 2).

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