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Professor Karen Knop gives public lecture at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS)

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Faculty of Law Professor Karen Knop is currently the Jane and Aatos Erkko Visiting Professor at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS).

On March 25, she gave a public lecture for her visiting professorship.

Lawyer Prasanna Balasundaram appointed Director, Downtown Legal Services

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Prasanna Balasundaram

The Faculty of Law has announced the appointment of Prasanna Balasundaram as Director, Downtown Legal Services, the Faculty's community legal clinic and clinical education program.

Results of the Callaghan Memorial Moot

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Callaghan mooters

The Callaghan Memorial Moot, named in memory of former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court (General Division), Frank W. Callaghan, is a University of Toronto Faculty of Law moot for 16 students on a topic in the area of criminal or constitutional law.

U of T Law alumnae launch firm devoted to refugee, immigration and human rights law

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Landings LLP

Landings LLP partners Jacqueline Swaisland (Queen's Law) and U of T Law alumnae Warda Shazadi Meighen and Erin V. Simpson (photo by Antonia Giroux Photography)

Warda Shazadi Meighen (JD 2009) says the decision to pursue her area of practice was personal: she and her family arrived in Canada as refugees.

Four U of T Law alumni appointed to the Faculty at Western Law

Friday, March 5, 2021

Western Law announced Mar. 1 five new tenure track appointments: Francesco Ducci (LLM 2015, SJD 2019), Rory Gillis (SJD candidate), Nadia Lambek (SJD 2019), and Manish Oza (JD 2015, PhD 2020) will join Western Law’s faculty in July 2021 and Andy Yu (JD 2019), will join in 2022.

Congratulations to our U of T Law alumni! 

Read their bios in Western Law's announcement

U of T Law ranked first in Canada in QS University Rankings by Subject 2021

Thursday, March 4, 2021

The University of Toronto ranked first in Canada in five broad fields in the latest annual subject ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds, the London-based analytics and insights firm.

The Honourable Rita-Jean Maxwell (JD 2001) appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced Mar. 3 new judicial appointments in Ontario. 

Faculty of Law alumna The Honourable Rita-Jean Maxwell (JD 2001), a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. Madam Justice Maxwell replaces Mr. Justice M.G. Quigley (Toronto), who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective April 14, 2020.

U of T Law places third Best Factum at Gale Cup Moot

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Gale Cup Moot 2021

Now in its 48th year, The Gale Cup Moot, is Canada's premier bilingual law-school mooting competition and focuses on constitutional-criminal law. The 2021 Moot was held virtually February 26 and 27.

U of T Law semi-final finish at the Bowman Tax Moot

Monday, March 1, 2021

Bowman tax moot

The Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot is Canada’s first competitive moot on taxation and is administered by a committee of judges and practitioners. The Moot is named after the Honourable Donald G.H. Bowman, former Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada.

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