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Prof Brenda Cossman - "If you're going to deliver ..."

Friday, January 26, 2007

In a commentary in Xtra! magazine, Prof. Brenda Cossman takes Canada Post to task for their decision to deliver some kinds of paid advertising leaflets but not others ("If you're going to deliver hate, deliver sex, too," November 9, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Delays on insolvency must end"

Friday, January 26, 2007

Prof. Jacob Ziegel calls on the government to improve its consultation process and complete the much-delayed reform of Canada's insolvency regime, in a commentary in the Financial Post ("Delays on insolvency must end," December 6, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Profs. Shachar and Hirschl awarded Canada Research Chairs

Friday, January 26, 2007

Profs. Ayelet Shachar and Ran Hirschl (who is cross-appointed from Political Science), who happen to be married to each other, have both been individually awarded prestigious Canada Research Chairs in the latest selection round, announced on December 7, 2006.

Find out more at News at UofT and the Canada Research Chairs website.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel on risky trusts and diversified portfolios

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Mohammad Fadel has written a commentary in the Financial Post about the risks of income trusts and what they reveal about the need for diversified portfolios ("Risky trusts: Properly diversified investors would have been protected," November 9, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes federal changes to interest rate legislation

Friday, January 5, 2007

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel analyzes proposed changes by the federal government that would give the provinces power to regulate interest rates on small short-term "payday" loans ("Pass the buck: Ottawa has paramount jurisdiction over interest rate regulation," November 10, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Brenda Cossman - "Has adultery come back to family law?"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Brenda Cossman has written a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly about the resurgence of the issue of adultery in family law ("Has adultery come back to family law?," November 10, 2006).

Read the full commentary (PDF).

Prof. Ian Lee - "Two bad reasons for the tax on income trusts"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Ian Lee has written a commentary on the website of The Globe and Mail pointing out weaknesses in the arguments that are made to support the recent federal government move to tax income trust distributions ("Two bad reasons for the tax on income trusts," November 8, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "No way to run a court"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Jacob Ziegel has written a commentary in The Globe and Mail criticizing the way that judges are chosen in Canada and the changes to that process that are being proposed by the federal Minister of Justice ("No way to run a court," November 15, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Ben Alarie - "Plan for 2011"

Friday, January 5, 2007

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Ben Alarie analyzes the tax and other implications of the government's recent move to tax income trust distributions ("Plan for 2011," November 4, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Former Dean Ronald St. John Macdonald passes away

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

On September 7th, former law dean, Professor Ronald St. John Macdonald, passed away in Halifax. Professor Macdonald was dean of the U of T Faculty of Law from 1965 - 1972, and during that time helped to build the flourishing law program started by former dean Cecil Wright (1949 - 1965). Professor Macdonald went on to become dean of Dalhousie Law School  (1972-1979) and Professor of International Law (1979-1990). He became an officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2000.

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