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U of T Law's Class of 2021 honours Professor Martha Shaffer with Mewett Teaching Award

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Martha Shaffer

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Class of 2021 selected Professor Martha Shaffer as the Mewett Teaching Award recipient, presented annually to a faculty member for excellence in teaching.

Angela Fernandez and Bryce Edwards receive TRC Teaching Awards from Students' Law Society and Indigenous Law Students' Association

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Angela Fernandez and Bryce Edwards

Angela Fernandez and Bryce Edwards are the 2021 recipients of the TRC Teaching Award from the Students’ Law Society and the Indigenous Law Students’ Association.

Mahmud Jamal’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court: Op-Ed by doctoral candidate Hassan M. Ahmad

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

In an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail, July 2, University of Toronto Faculty of Law doctoral candidate (SJD) Hassan M. Ahmad, an assistant professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, writes how Mahmud Jamal’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court scores a win against the name barrier. He writes: 

U of T’s Black graduates celebrated at virtual Black Grad event: #UofTGrad21 Rebecca Barclay Nguinambaye

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

U of T Black Graduation

More than 60 Black grads were celebrated at this year’s student-run Black Graduation event, which was held virtually due to the pandemic (photo courtesy of Cindy Njoki Kamau)

Wearing a stole that read “Black Grad Class of 2021” around his neck, Stephane Martin Demers took a deep breath and put his fingers to the piano keys.

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).

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