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Congratulations to our students on their performances in competitive moots

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The first mooting contest of the academic year occurred in late January.  Our Labour Arbitration Team, Allyson Lee and Leora Jackson argued whether more than one administrative channel can be used to resolve a matter, and if so the what justification was required by the second channel.  They made it to the finals of the competition but were narrowly defeated there.  The student coaches, Akosua Mathews and Andrew Max, were central to the success of the team.  Their Faculty Mooting Advisor

Sixth annual See Yourself Here draws a record crowd and waitlist

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

See Yourself Here 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo and Adrienne Ho, 2L

More than 150 high school students, undergraduates and adults from diverse communities across the GTA visited the Faculty of Law March 1, 2013, eager to get a glimpse into the life of a lawyer—and how to become one—at the sixth annual See Yourself Here open house, sponsored by TD Bank.

Welcome Day 2013 draws more than 150 admitted students

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Faculty of Law’s annual Welcome Day greeted, conversed and interacted with more than 150 students who have been accepted for the 2013-2014 start.

JD student Grant Bishop in The Globe and Mail - "Why Canada needs to take the politics out of foreign investment"

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, JD student Grant Bishop argues for changes to Canada's foreign investment review process ("Why Canada needs to take the politics out of foreign investment," January 15, 2013).

Read the full article on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

Chords of Appeal caroling at UT Law featured in Canadian Lawyer magazine

Thursday, December 13, 2012

In the lead-up to exams and the holiday season, the student group Chords of Appeal held a caroling session in the rotunda outside the Bora Laskin Law Library to entertain students and relieve some of their stress. Canadian Lawyer magazine has featured their caroling session in an article about law students getting into the holiday spirit, discussing the event with Chords of Appeal choir director Meghan Bridges ("Students get into the holiday spirit," December 10, 2012).

Law’s Amanda Carling lands 2012 President’s Award for Outstanding Aboriginal Student

Monday, December 3, 2012

By Lisa Del Col

 

Amanda Carling, JD 2012, was honoured Nov. 20, 2012 as one of two U of T students awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Aboriginal Student.  Jessica Keeshig Martin, a recent graduate from the Arts & Science program, was the other recipient. (This award is announced early in the year, and feted in the fall.)

SJD student Michael Pal: "Ford victim of a sledgehammer law ill suited to knuckle-rap offences"

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, SJD student and Trudeau scholar Michael Pal analyzes the municipal conflict of interest law that forced Mayor Rob Ford from office ("Ford victim of a sledgehammer law ill suited to knuckle-rap offences," November 27, 2012).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

In memoriam: Samantha Clarke

Monday, November 26, 2012

Samantha Clarke, 2L studentThe Faculty of Law is deeply saddened by the death of one of its students, Samantha Clarke (2L), on Thursday, November 22, 2012. 

The Clarke family is planning a memorial service on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 11 am and members of the law school community are welcome to attend.

Watch the LSUC live webcast on articling debate Nov. 22, at 9 AM

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The Faculty of Law will show the live webcast of the Law Society of Upper Canada’s future of articling debate--and decision-- on November 22, 2012, starting at 9:00 am in in the foyer of Flavelle House.

The decision resulting from the debate will have significant impact on the legal profession, law schools and students.

Semester abroad: A letter from Beijing

Monday, November 5, 2012

For the first time, a Faculty of Law student is on exchange at Tsinghua University School of Law. Jonathan Chow writes how he's learning about much more than Chinese law.

By Jonathan Chow, 3L, Faculty of Law

I've been asked to write a short blurb about my time at Tsinghua University. I’ve been procrastinating—badly. The tricky thing, I think, is knowing what to write.

  Jonathan Chow at Beijing Wall

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