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Transitional Space during Construction (2013-2015): FAQs for Students

Monday, June 10, 2013

The transitional space for the law school during construction of the new Jackman Law Building will be at Victoria University, across the street from the Faculty of Law.

Read more and our FAQs here.

Class of 2013 grads are set to launch their careers

Friday, June 7, 2013

Three members of the Class of 2013: Akosua Matthews, Louis Century and Promise Holmes Skinner share their memories of law school--and plans for the future.


By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

After three years of bleary nights, lectures and seminars, study groups and grueling exams, more than 200 students from the Class of 2013 will be celebrating with their family and friends at convocation ceremonies and a Faculty of Law lunch on June 7.

Jackman Law Building breaks ground and the Faculty of Law celebrates

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Digging in: (From left) Campaign Co-Chair Tom Rahilly, UofT Chancellor Michael Wilson, UofT President David Naylor, Students' Law Society President Brendan Stevens, Dean Mayo Moran, The Honourable Hal Jackman, and Governing Council Vice-Chair Judy Goldring.

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Blue skies, baseball caps and a picture-perfect setting by the Bennett Gates greeted the more than 170 guests who attended the June 4 groundbreaking of the Jackman Law Building.  And with the official turning of the sod, the Faculty of Law expansion was set in motion.

Attorney General of Ontario announces anti-SLAPP bill at Faculty of Law

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Dean Mayo Moran was part of a Ministry of the Attorney General announcement today, and played an integral role in recommending a proposed bill to protect freedom of speech and public participation while preventing nuisance litigation to deliberately tie up matters in court.

In a media conference at the Faculty of Law, Attorney General John Gerretsen announced the Ontario government’s Protection of Public Participation bill.

Graffiti Party closes out Moot Court Room

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Law students didn’t have any problem saying good-bye to the Moot Court Room, in advance of its demolition.

The recent graffiti party on May 23, 2013 officially closed out the room in preparation for construction of the new Jackman Law Building.

Forty students and faculty, including Dean Mayo Moran, decked out in a hazmat suit, put on gloves, grabbed some cans and started to spray paint.

First graduates of JD/Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

By Lisa Del Col, Aboriginal Law Program Coordinator

The Faculty of Law is pleased to highlight the work of the first four students to complete the requirements for the JD/Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies. Established in the 2012-2013 academic year, this certificate is for students who have a vocational or intellectual interest in the intersection between law and the history, politics, thought, or practices of Aboriginal Law. 

Prof. Simon Stern cited in SCC decision on copying in trial judgements

Friday, May 24, 2013

It its decision on the case Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, the Supreme Court of Canada cites work by Prof. Simon Stern about the degree to which a judge's copying from other sources in a trial decision, with or without attribution, should affect the validity of the decision. The decision quotes at length from Prof. Stern's forthcoming article "Copyright Originality and Judicial Originality," which will appear in the University of Toronto Law Journal. The SCC agrees with Prof.

Profs. Flood and Lemmens edit special issue of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics on "Global Health and the Law"

Friday, May 17, 2013

Profs. Colleen Flood and Trudo Lemmens are the co-editors of a special issue of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics devoted to "Global Health and the Law" (Volume 41, Issue 1: Spring 2013). The issue comprises the paper from the National Health Law Conference held in Toronto in May 2012.

JD student Joshua Stark (with Jessica Prince) writes "Be it resolved: The Munk Debates should include women" in The Globe and Mail

Thursday, May 16, 2013

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, JD student Joshua Stark, with litigator Jessica Prince, looks at the prestigious Munk Debates and wonders why they have not featured any women debaters since 2009 ("Be it resolved: The Munk Debates should include women," May 15, 2013). Both Stark and Prince are former debating champions.

Read the commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

Faculty of Law Renewal Includes Revitalization of Green Space

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Faculty of Law’s building project includes exciting plans for the green space at the south end of the site.  In addition to creating wonderful new space for the Faculty of Law, we are also committed to enhancing the beauty of the natural environment in Philosopher’s Walk and the other areas around the new Jackman Law Building.

The architects conceptualized the landscape plan to address four primary challenges:

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