Alasdair Roberts (LLB 1984) receives the Fred Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement

Monday, January 31, 2022

Faculty of Law graduate Alasdair Roberts (LLB 1984) a Professor of Public Policy and Director of the School of Public Policy
at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been recognized by the Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) with the 2022 Fred Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement.  

Book Workshop, Yun-chien Chang's Property Law: Comparative, Empirical, and Economics Analyses

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

On February 23, 2022, University of Toronto Faculty of Law is hosting an online workshop with international scholars to discuss Yun-chien Chang's forthcoming book, Property Law: Comparative, Empirical, and Economics Analyses.

In Memoriam: Edward Roberts (LLB 1964), former lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

Friday, January 14, 2022

Faculty of Law of Law graduate Edward Roberts (BA 1960 Vic, LLB 1964), who served as Newfoundland and Labrador's 11th lieutenant-governor, was a prominent Newfoundland and Labrador politician over four decades, and practiced law as a senior partner of Halley Hunt in in St. John's, has passed away at age 81.

U of T Law extends condolences to Roberts' family, friends and colleagues.

Justice Lise G. Favreau (LLB 1994) appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario

Friday, January 7, 2022

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced Dec. 20, the appointment of Faculty of Law graduate Justice Lise G. Favreau (LLB 1994), to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The Hon. Lise G. Favreau was first appointed to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in 2017. 

Canada's Competition Act: Toronto Star columnist cites report by Professor Edward Iacobucci

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Toronto Star contributing columnist, Amir Barnea, writes "Canada’s Competition Bureau chief Matthew Boswell is asking lawmakers for help modernizing the Competition Act."

Barnea cites a report by Faculty of Law Professor Edward Iacobucci "an expert in the field of competition law." Iacobucci concludes that the act remains effective in addressing anti-competitive behaviour, although targeted amendments may be needed

Barbara Landau (LLB 1980) named to the Order of Canada

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

After making their mark in spheres ranging from health care to social justice, more than two dozen members of the University of Toronto community have been honoured with a new appointment to – or promotion within – the Order of Canada.

Created in 1967, the Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest civilian honours. It recognizes people whose service, innovations and compassion shape Canadian society, foster imagination and unite people and communities.

Santa’s Christmas secret? Maybe it’s artificial intelligence: Op-Ed co-authored by Professor Benjamin Alarie

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

In an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail, Dec. 22, 2021, Arthur Cockfield, an associate dean and professor with Queen’s University’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Law Professor Benjamin Alarie, Osler Chair in Business Law and CEO of Blue J, an AI company that helps lawyers, write about the future of AI: