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Justice Gloria Epstein takes the lead: After 23 years, the McMurtry Gardens of Justice are completed

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Access to Justice is one of six sculptures making up the McMurtry Gardens of Justice at the Toronto courthouse

By Andrew Stobo Sniderman, JD 2014. Photos: Jessica Donne, courtesy of the Law Society of Ontario

U of T legal startup adds employment law tool to its AI-powered product portfolio

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Prof. Benjamin Alarie
Professor Benjamin Alarie is the CEO of Blue J Legal, which uses AI to predict the outcome of tax and employment law cases (photo by Lisa Sakulensky)

By Chris Sorensen

Prof. Anita Anand writes "How the OSC upheld the public interest in Eco Oro case"

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes how the Ontario Securities Commission exercised its public interest jurisdiction in a case regarding the company Eco Oro, which issued 10 per cent of its common shares to four shareholders with the apparent intention of preventing the replacement of its board of directors ("How the OSC upheld the public interest in Eco Oro case," December 4, 2017).

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "We need real, honest debate on Bill C-59" in Globe and Mail

Monday, December 4, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and co-authors Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa) and Stephanie Carvin (Carlton University) call for a measured debate about and close scrutiny of the new national security bill, C-59 ("We need real, honest debate on Bill C-59," December 4, 2017).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

 

We need real, honest debate on Bill C-59

By Kent Roach, Stephanie Carvin, and Craig Forcese

December 4, 2017

Prof. Simon Stern part of amicus brief in emoluments lawsuit against President Trump

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Prof. Simon Stern
"i thought it was a great opportunity," says Associate Professor Simon Stern about getting involved in the CREW lawsuit against Trump (photo by Wajiha Rasul)

By Wajiha Rasul

Associate Dean Mariana Mota Prado receives Connaught Global Challenge Award for “Scalable Architecture for Smart Villages”

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Associate Dean Mariana Mota PradoIdeas for “smart cities” usually involve the design and deployment of mega infrastructure.  But about the half of the world’s population who live in villages – what would “smart villages” emphasize?  Associate Dean Mariana Mota Prado, an expert on law and development, along with Joseph Wong (Political Sciences/Munk School), will serve as co-investigators in a project led by V.

The case for 'open science': Do we need intellectual property law?

Thursday, November 16, 2017
illustration of pills, medical devices, chips in a pill box to illustrate concept of paten

Sixth annual Patent Law Colloquium features Aled Edwards, Structural Genomics Consortium co-founder 

By Jaime Weinman, JD 2004 / Illustration by Justin Renteria

Alumni Norman and Gay Loveland donate $1M to support bursaries for U of T Indigenous law students

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Norman (JD 1972) and Gay Loveland, (BA 1965 Trinity, BEd 1972, MEd 1972) at the Faculty of Law's Goodmans LLP Café with alumna Amanda Carling, centre, Manager of Indigenous Initiatives

“There is a misconception in Canada that all First Nation, Métis and Inuit students get a ‘free-ride.’”

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photo by Nick Wong

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