Message from the Dean

Monday, October 16, 2023

Dear students, faculty and staff,

Six U of T Law alumni named to Canadian Lawyer's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers 2023

Monday, September 25, 2023

Each year, Canadian Lawyer recognizes and celebrates the exceptional contributions of legal professional across Canada.

Whether working as in-house counsel, with non-profits or advocacy groups, these professionals are the pinnacle of excellence within the profession.

The 2023 cohort in particular “consists of lawyers who display a passion for justice, human rights advocacy, and societal equity, and are all influencing standards and attitudes with their outstanding professional abilities”.

Rebuilding public trust after COVID-19: U of T experts reviewing law, ethics, and policymaking

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Professor Trudo Lemmens

Faculty of Law Professor Trudo Lemmens, Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy (photo & story by Nina Haikara)


Disability rights, disability justice and disability advocacy have been an increasing focus of Trudo Lemmens’ research in recent years.

SRI leadership team welcomes Professor Anna Su

Monday, September 11, 2023

The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished University of Toronto faculty members to SRI’s research leadership team in the fall of 2023.

Dean Jutta Brunnée among experts at historic International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Monday, September 11, 2023

COSIS committee of legal experts and assistants

The Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) is a collective of countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, that are low-emitting, but highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels.