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Caeleb 'Rae' Goff awarded Royal Society of Canada's Abella Prize

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Caeleb 'Rae' Goff

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Caeleb ‘Rae’ Goff has been awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize for 2024.

The RSC awards 24 prizes to a graduating student in each of Canada’s law schools, who will significantly impact equity and social justice in Canada or globally. Each recipient receives $1,000.

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Leader in reparative justice, Mayo Moran, named inaugural Irving and Rosalie Abella Chair in Justice and Equality

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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Meet the JD Class of 2027

Monday, September 9, 2024

U of T Law welcomes 232 first-year JD students!

JD Class of 2027 from the JD Guide

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Future of Law Lab, Investor Protection Clinic students participate in SRI Toronto summer research projects

Thursday, September 5, 2024

For the third consecutive year, the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) opened its doors to a select group of Juris Doctor (JD) students through its summer research assistant (RA) program.

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Daniel B. Jolic (JD 2025) receives paper award from Canadian College of Construction Lawyers

Thursday, September 5, 2024

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Daniel B. Jolic (JD 2025) was recently honoured with the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers’ J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award for his paper, Bridging the Gap: An Overview of the Construction Law Framework for Building First Nations Infrastructure and the Pathway to Improving It.

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Jim Phillips named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Jim Phillips

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Professor Jim Phillips has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

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Newly endowed awards will recognize the academic achievements of U of T Law students

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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A first-of-its-kind gift made by Terry Burgoyne (LLB 1981), a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, will endow new academic awards recognizing student achievement in U of T’s juris doctor (JD) program.

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Welcome message from Dean Jutta Brunnée

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Dean Jutta Brunnee

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Dear Law School Community,

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Jasminka Kalajdzic (LLB 1995, LLM 2009) and Jane O. Dietrich (LLB 2003) appointed to Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Thursday, August 29, 2024

On August 29, 2024, the Hon. Arif Virani (LLB 1998), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the appointment of Justice Jasminka Kalajdzic (LLB 1995, LLM 2009) and Justice Jane O. Dietrich (LLB 2003) to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.