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Expert panel discusses constitutional issues ahead of budget vote (webcast)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

With the Governor General's 'time-out' proroguing of Parliament in its second month, the Faculty of Law's David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights brought scholars together  to share additional insights in advance of the highly anticipated budget vote scheduled for the end of January. The panel discussion was a continuation of the December 5 event that included Liberal MP Bob Rae and law professors Lorne Sossin and Lorraine Weinrib.

Leaders discuss retention, advancement issues facing women in private practice

Friday, January 30, 2009

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Professor Judith Resnik (Yale Law School) speaks at "A Conversation with Women Leaders in Law"
"When I get up in the morning, I ask myself, 'how am I going to fail today -- as a lawyer, as a parent, as a spouse?'  Most days I feel I fail at all three."

Prof. Michael Code co-authors provincial report on complex criminal trials

Friday, January 30, 2009

Prof. Michael Code has co-authored, with the Hon. Patrick LeSage, a major report for the Government of Ontario reviewing the procedures for large and complex criminal trials. The report provides many recommendations for improving the procedures for such trials, which have in recent years taken excessively long periods of time to be resolved.

Read the report on the Ministry of the Attorney General's website.

Webcast of panel discussion about decision to prorogue parliament

Friday, January 30, 2009

Recent events on Parliament Hill have riveted the nation -- and no where was that more evident than at the U of T Faculty of Law on December 5. Despite the busy exam period, a panel discussion on the Governor General Michaëlle Jean’s decision to prorogue Parliament attracted overflow crowds of students, alumni, media and the general public to the Faculty. More than 50 people who could not attend watched the event on a live webcast.

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel - "Unsecured creditors have the most to lose"

Friday, January 16, 2009

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel analyzes the vulnerability of unsecured consumer and commercial creditors in cases of bankruptcy ("Unsecured creditors have the most to lose," November 4, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "Fight Bad Speech With Good Speech"

Friday, January 16, 2009

Prof. Ed Morgan has published a commentary in the National Post exploring the question of hateful speech in light of some of his recent experiences ("Fight Bad Speech With Good Speech," November 4, 2008). The commentary was originally published in the Canadian Jewish News.

Read the full commenary.

New Downtown Legal Services hotline targets unscrupulous immigration consultants

Friday, January 16, 2009

A new hotline set up by Downtown Legal Services to document mistakes and exploitation by unscrupulous immigration consultants is featured in the Toronto Star. The hotline will be staffed by multilingual U of T law students. The article quotes DLS lawyer Hilary Evans Cameron while describing the problems and lax enforcement that prompted this new project ("New hotline to target misdeeds by immigrant consultants," September 8, 2008).

Prof. Emeritus David Beatty - "PR is more democratic"

Saturday, December 20, 2008

In the wake of the recent federal election in Canada, Prof. Emeritus David Beatty has published an article in the Toronto Star arguing that Canada should move towards a proportional representation electoral system ("YES: PR is more democratic," November 1, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Lorne Sossin - "Lawyers, Rats and the Future of the Profession"

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Prof. Lorne Sossin, the Academic Director of the new Centre for the Legal Profession, has published a commentary in the "Forum" section of the University of Toronto Bulletin describing the goals of the new centre ("Lawyers, Rats and the Future of the Profession," October 28, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Find out more about the Centre for the Legal Profession.

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel - "Disappointing catch in the Supreme Court"

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel has analyzed the recent Supreme Court decision Saulnier vs. Royal Bank of Canada, which involved determining the property status of a fishing license, in a commentary in the Financial Post ("Disappointing catch in the Supreme Court," November 21, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

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