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The law school is deeply saddened at the loss of one of our most distinguished alumni, James M. Tory Sr. (Class of 1952), who passed away August 19, 2013, aged 83. Jim was the modern law school’s first gold medalist and went on to a career as one of Canada’s leading business lawyers at his firm, Torys LLP.  

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In response to a recent National Post oped by 3L Laura Mcgee, "Don't regulate safety, incentivize it," law student Andrew Mihalik responds with a ‘tread with caution’ post.

Mihalik says incentives can be a good way to effect a socially desirable outcome. But the second-year JD/MBA student reminds us behavioural economics has shown that people do not always react in self-interested, rational ways.

Prof. Brenda Cossman, director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto, was featured in this U of T news story by writer Brianna Goldberg about media attention on Russia’s anti-gay laws, the growing violence against gays in that country, and the impact on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, as the countdown to the games begins.

In her interview, Cossman says the West should ask the LGBT communities in Russia how best to protest—and that it will take a lot more than a boycott of Russian vodka.

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup is working on a report to help Ontario police forces better understand and improve their working relationship with LGBTQ communities. He was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning to talk about his research into this guide, to be released this fall. Kirkup says, despite 10 years since the legalizaton of same-sex marriage, there's a long way to go in improving awareness of LGBTQ issues in society.