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Article: Flood - Wrestling with Big Pharma

Friday, June 3, 2011

By: Colleen Flood

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on June 2, 2011.

Canadians spend a lot of money (public and private) on health care and much of that is spent on drugs — some $23.4 billion in 2008. Provincial insurance plans are desperately trying to cope, looking to initiatives like the recently passed Ontario law that caps prices of generic drugs at 25 per cent of the brand name equivalent.

Article: Ziegel - The law is too important to leave to politicians

Friday, May 27, 2011

By: Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the National Post on May 26, 2011.

Michael Geist dispels misconceptions about Canadian copyright law at TIP Conference

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Susan Deefholts (2L)

For complete coverage of Michael Geist's talk, and other conference events, visit the Innovation Law Blog.

Michael Geist

"Success and Serendipity": advice for our students in the Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Success and Serendipity: the Journeys of ITL Role Models

The Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law recently hosted an inspiring and well-attended “fireside chat” to hear from a notable group of legal professionals and academics who were trained outside of Canada.

Two U of T teams head west for Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Some University of Toronto law students headed west to Vancouver recently to participate in Canada's only national law school moot that focuses exclusively on Aboriginal people. Unique to the Kawaskimhon ("speaking with knowledge") Moot is its focus on negotiation, collaboration and open dialogue. 

SPINLAW Conference draws stellar panel for annual public interest law forum

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Jacqueline Labine, 2L

“Canada 2020: The Future of Public Interest Law” was the 2011 theme for the annual Student Public Interest Network Legal Action Workshop (SPINLAW), held March 12, 2011 at the Faculty of Law.

Organized by students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools, SPINLAW creates a forum for students, local activists and community members to share their experiences and perspectives on current social justice issues.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel - "Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution"

Friday, May 13, 2011

In Foreign Policy magazine's online Middle East Channel, Prof. Mohammad Fadel has written a commentary on what the new Egyptian government needs to do to address the needs of striking Egyptian workers and establish long-term economic stability ("Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution," February 28, 2011).

Read the full article on the Foreign Policy website.

Prof. Jutta Brunnee receives award for her book "Legitimacy and Legality in International Law"

Friday, May 13, 2011

Prof. Jutta Brunnée and co-author Stephen J. Toope have been awarded one of the American Society of International Law’s three Certificates of Merit for 2011, the "Certificate of Merit for a preeminent contribution to creative scholarship," for their recent book, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law.  The award was presented at the ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, during the Annual Dinner, March 25, 2011.

Dean Mayo Moran on panel about cameras in the courtroom on TVO's "The Agenda"

Friday, May 13, 2011

Dean Mayo Moran was a member of the panel discussing the issue of "Cameras in the Courtroom" on TVO's The Agenda (March 24, 2011).

Watch the discussion on the TVO website.

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