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Attorney General of Ontario announces anti-SLAPP bill at Faculty of Law

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Dean Mayo Moran was part of a Ministry of the Attorney General announcement today, and played an integral role in recommending a proposed bill to protect freedom of speech and public participation while preventing nuisance litigation to deliberately tie up matters in court.

In a media conference at the Faculty of Law, Attorney General John Gerretsen announced the Ontario government’s Protection of Public Participation bill.

Graffiti Party closes out Moot Court Room

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Law students didn’t have any problem saying good-bye to the Moot Court Room, in advance of its demolition.

The recent graffiti party on May 23, 2013 officially closed out the room in preparation for construction of the new Jackman Law Building.

Forty students and faculty, including Dean Mayo Moran, decked out in a hazmat suit, put on gloves, grabbed some cans and started to spray paint.

First graduates of JD/Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

By Lisa Del Col, Aboriginal Law Program Coordinator

The Faculty of Law is pleased to highlight the work of the first four students to complete the requirements for the JD/Certificate in Aboriginal Legal Studies. Established in the 2012-2013 academic year, this certificate is for students who have a vocational or intellectual interest in the intersection between law and the history, politics, thought, or practices of Aboriginal Law. 

Prof. Simon Stern cited in SCC decision on copying in trial judgements

Friday, May 24, 2013

It its decision on the case Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, the Supreme Court of Canada cites work by Prof. Simon Stern about the degree to which a judge's copying from other sources in a trial decision, with or without attribution, should affect the validity of the decision. The decision quotes at length from Prof. Stern's forthcoming article "Copyright Originality and Judicial Originality," which will appear in the University of Toronto Law Journal. The SCC agrees with Prof.

Profs. Flood and Lemmens edit special issue of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics on "Global Health and the Law"

Friday, May 17, 2013

Profs. Colleen Flood and Trudo Lemmens are the co-editors of a special issue of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics devoted to "Global Health and the Law" (Volume 41, Issue 1: Spring 2013). The issue comprises the paper from the National Health Law Conference held in Toronto in May 2012.

JD student Joshua Stark (with Jessica Prince) writes "Be it resolved: The Munk Debates should include women" in The Globe and Mail

Thursday, May 16, 2013

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, JD student Joshua Stark, with litigator Jessica Prince, looks at the prestigious Munk Debates and wonders why they have not featured any women debaters since 2009 ("Be it resolved: The Munk Debates should include women," May 15, 2013). Both Stark and Prince are former debating champions.

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

Faculty of Law Renewal Includes Revitalization of Green Space

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Faculty of Law’s building project includes exciting plans for the green space at the south end of the site.  In addition to creating wonderful new space for the Faculty of Law, we are also committed to enhancing the beauty of the natural environment in Philosopher’s Walk and the other areas around the new Jackman Law Building.

The architects conceptualized the landscape plan to address four primary challenges:

JD student Laura McGee writes "How to encourage corporate social responsibility" in Policy Options

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

In the magazine Policy Options, JD student Laura McGee has written an opinion piece proposing income tax incentives to encourage corporations to include “social responsibility” provisions in their articles of incorporation (""How to encourage corporate social responsibility," May 2013).

Read the article on the Policy Options website (PDF)

Internationally Trained Lawyers Program celebrates its third commencement ceremony

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

ITLP commencement ceremony, 2013

The Faculty of Law’s innovative Internationally Trained Lawyers Program celebrated its third commencement ceremony April 29, 2013, with 37 graduates from 19 countries. And for the first time this cohort had lawyers from Albania, Guyana, Ireland, Malaysia, Moldova, Nepal, Sudan, and Venezuela.

Five students landed 2013 Gordon Cressy Awards

Friday, May 3, 2013

The Faculty of Law congratulates its 2013 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award winners: Clifford Anderson, Anna Cooper, Danielle Glatt, Promise Homes Skinner and Albert Lin. The students, now alumni, were recognized in a ceremony on April 29, 2013. A total of 187 university students received the prestigious award. The awards were created to recognize students in their final year for their enthusiastic dedication to the university through extra-curricular involvement.

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