Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Congratulations to Prof. Jim Phillips, who has been awarded the 2013 David Walter Mundell Medal.

The Mundell Medal honours those who have made a distinguished contribution to law and letters. It celebrates great legal writing and recognizes that the artful use of language in the right style has the power to give life to ideas.

Jim Phillips has written extensively in the field of legal history and particularly the history of criminal law in British North America/Canada. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, which is devoted to the promotion of scholarship on the history of Canadian law. He is cross-appointed in the Department of History

The Honourable Warren K. Winkler, former Chief Justice of Ontario and Chair of the Selection Committee, said of the choice, "Professor Phillips has made a huge contribution to the development and appreciation of Canadian legal history in Canada. He is a master storyteller who brings the past to life.”

Read the full press release on the Government of Ontario website.

Watch and read about the award ceremony on the Ontario Bar Assocation website.