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Prof. Mohammad Fadel on the Arab demonstrations, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, and "black swans"

Friday, April 8, 2011

On the Foreign Policy magazine website, Prof. Mohammad Fadel has written an analysis comparing two crises, the sub-prime mortgage collapse and the popular demonstrations in Arab states, arguing that they were both in fact predictable and predicted, rather than being unpredictable "black swan" events ("Can Black Swans lead to a sustainable Arab-Israeli peace?", February 2, 2011).

LAWS hosts Third Annual Justice Conference for Aboriginal Youth

Friday, April 8, 2011

Stephen Augustine, Curator of Ethnology, Eastern Maritime at The Museum of Civilization with Amanda Carling, 2L
Stephen Augustine, Curator of Ethnology, Eastern Maritime at The Museum of Civilization with Amanda Carling, 2L, in the Faculty Lounge, holding the replica Wampum belt created by Mr. Augustine following his session on the traditional use of Wampum.

Dean Mayo Moran interviewed on BNN about new GPLLM program

Friday, April 8, 2011

Dean Mayo Moran was interviewed on the Business News Network (BNN) about the new Global Professional LLM (GPLLM), Canada's only executive-style program in global business law ("Business Without Borders," Trading Day, Dec. 1, 2010).

Watch the interview on the BNN website.

Article: Morgan - The Canada-U.S. subsidy divide

Friday, April 8, 2011

By: Ed Morgan

This commentary was first published in the Globe and Mail on Thursday, April 7, 2011.

The issue of public subsidies for political parties resurfaced Friday, with Stephen Harper promising to eliminate funding if he achieves a parliamentary majority. Those with a three-year memory span will recall that the Tories were nearly defeated by the combined opposition when they proposed this move in 2008.

Launch of the new Canadian Securities Law Portal

Friday, April 8, 2011

(Jan. 26, 2011) Faculty of the University of Toronto law school, led by Prof. Anita Anand, have launched the Canadian Securities Law Portal.

The portal is dedicated to facilitating discussion and debate regarding the proposed national securities regulator, including gathering together in one place all of the relevant material for the federal reference to the Supreme Court of Canada, and provincial references to the courts of appeal of Alberta and Quebec. These constitutional references are extremely important to the future of capital markets in Canada.

Anti-SLAPP advisory committee, chaired by Dean Mayo Moran, produces final report

Friday, April 8, 2011

Calls for quick test for courts to recognize Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation

An advisory committee chaired by the Faculty of Law's Dean Mayo Moran to investigate the issue of Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, or SLAPP, has produced its final report on crafting anti-SLAPP legislation. The report is now available online. 

Law students are tops at Canadian Labour Arbitation Competition

Friday, April 8, 2011

Congratulations to our law student team in the Canadian Labour Arbitration Competition!

On Jan. 30, 2011, Tim Hughes and Andrew Vey placed first after three rounds of vigorous competition, including an exciting final round before the chairs of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

"Step Down or Suffer the Consequences" - Prof. Fadel on Egypt

Friday, April 8, 2011

Prof. Mohammad Fadel is one of five prominent thinkers who suggest solutions to the current situation in Egypt in The Mark ("Five Solutions to the Crisis in Egypt, Feb. 1, 2011). Prof. Fadel says that President Hosni Mubarak must "Step Down or Suffer the Consequences."

Read the story in The Mark.

Welcome Day 2011 shows a day-in-the-life of law school

Friday, April 8, 2011

The Faculty offered a glimpse into law school life, including its academic and co-curricular offerings, student services, faculty and staff, to more than 100 newly admitted applicants for this September’s J.D. class at its annual Welcome Day Feb. 18, 2011.

Dean Mayo Moran started off the afternoon with a formal welcome, describing the Faculty as an intellectually lively place, and calling prospective students the “Faculty’s future.”

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