U of T Law students win Cup and top awards at Fox IP Moot

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Fox IP Moot

The Harold G. Fox Moot promotes the advancement of education in the intellectual property field and is named in honour of the late Harold G. Fox, one of Canada’s leading intellectual property scholars and advocates. 

In Memoriam: Meruba Sivaselvachandran, 2L

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The University of Toronto was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Meruba Sivaselvachandran, a first-year MBA student and a 2L in the combined JD/MBA program.

U of T Law wins the Wilson Moot, second consecutive year

Monday, February 22, 2021

Wilson Moot 2021

Wilson Moot judges and mooters

Faculty of Law students took first place in the Wilson Moot, held virtually Feb. 19 & 20. The team also placed second for Best Factum.

Doctoral student Michaël Lessard publishes new book on the relationship between technology and death

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Lawyer and Faculty of Law doctoral student (SJD) Michaël Lessard with Audrey Deveault, a graduate of literary studies from the University of Quebec in Montreal, have published Mourir au 21e siècle : entre corporalités et technologies (Éditions Yvon Blais).

U of T Law students win Best Factum at the 2021 Isaac Moot

Friday, February 19, 2021

2021 Isaac Moot

U of T Law students took home Best Factum at the 14th annual Julius Alexander Isaac Moot (“The Isaac") – held virtually, February 5 & 6, 2021.

Watch The Grand Moot: Mandatory vaccinations and the Charter

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Watch Teodora Pasca and Olivia Eng vs. Geri Angelova and Hana Awwad make submissions on the constitutionality of mandatory vaccinations.

Five U of T Law students recognized for exemplary leadership and service to the university

Saturday, February 13, 2021

The University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (formerly known as the Cressy Award) continues U of T’s long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding student leadership, service and commitment to the university. Five U of T Law students (JD 2021) are being honoured for their exemplary leadership and service to the university.

Who decides? Consent, meaningful choices, and accountability: Professor Lisa Austin

Friday, February 12, 2021
Lisa Austin

Faculty of Law Professor and Schwartz Reisman Research Lead Lisa Austin, comments on aspects of Canada’s newly-proposed privacy law reform.

How Bill C7 will sacrifice the medical profession's Standard of Care: Professor Trudo Lemmens for Policy Options

Friday, February 12, 2021

Faculty of Law Professor Trudo Lemmens, Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy and a professor with the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Joint Centre for Bioethics, along with Dr. Mary Shariff (University of Manitoba Law) and Dr. Leonie Herx (Queen's University School of Medicine), write for Policy Options on Bill C-7's expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Act: