Toronto Star: Downtown Legal Services, Asper Centre and alumni seek justice for case at the Federal Court

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Roman Slepcsik, a 56-year-old former refugee from the Czech Republic, lost his protected status and permanent residency in Canada after traveling back to his home country multiple times since becoming a permanent resident in 1999.

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.

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

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.

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

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Daniel


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.

Jim Phillips named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Jim Phillips

Photo by Dewey Chang


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.

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

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Terry

Supplied photo by Calvin Thomas courtesy of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP


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.