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Nominations are now being accepted for the Wilson-Prichard Award

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The Wilson-Prichard Award honours a recent graduate of the Faculty of Law (less than 10 years since graduation) who demonstrates the highest standards of professional integrity, excellence and leadership, and who has made a significant contribution to the legal profession and/or community through his or her public interest work, pro bono activities and/or community service. This year’s award will be presented at the Distinguished Alumnus Dinner on Wednesday, January 24, 2012.

Program on Professionalism webcast: "Can zealous advocacy and professionalism co-exist?"

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

On March 28, 2011, the Centre for the Legal Profession (CLP) held its second session in the Program on Professionalism.  Our featured speaker, Ms. Sandra Forbes, Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, addressed the question “Can zealous advocacy and professionalism co-exist?”.  This lively and engaging discussion provided an excellent opportunity to promote ethical and professional issues and to bring a dynamic member of the bar together with our students and alumni.

Straight from the heart: Award-winning students thank our donors

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Award Donors Reception, 2011

About 50 donors, students and Faculty of Law supporters turned out March 1, 2011, for the annual Award Donor reception to bring donors face-to-face with the students they have helped through our financial aid and academic prize programs.

Dean Mayo Moran talked about the significant and crucial role these aid program plays at the law school, and how it would not be possible without private supporters, such as David MacDonald, LLB 1981.

Dispatches from the field: Catching up with IHRP Interns

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The IHRP recently received mid-term reports from all of its 2011 interns.

IHRP Announces New Strategic Direction

Thursday, July 14, 2011

The IHRP is pleased to announce its new strategic direction, which is reflected in its Strategic Plan 2011. This document is the culmination of a year-long process that has allowed us to reflect on our past, and situate our mission within the broader goals of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and our civil society partners.

Prof. Ed Iacobucci publishes report on IP protection for pharmaceutical companies

Friday, July 8, 2011

(May 30, 2011) Prof. Edward Iacobucci, Osler Chair in Business Law, has prepared a report that argues that Intellectual Property (IP) protection for pharmaceutical companies in Canada is already stronger than that in any other industrial sector in Canada, and is in many ways stronger than pharmaceutical IP in the European Union and United States.

Oped by Andrea Russell - "International justice has arrived"

Friday, July 8, 2011

Andrea Russell, executive director of the Dean's Office, has written a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen about the rise of international criminal law in recent years ("International justice has arrived," May 28, 2011). Russell teaches a course in International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law.

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Colleen Flood - "How Do We Compare? Lifting Our Game on Healthcare Performance"

Friday, July 8, 2011

Prof. Colleen Flood, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, has written "How Do We Compare? Lifting Our Game on Healthcare Performance" in the weekly Longwoods eLetter (May 17, 2011).

Read the essay on the Longwoods website.

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