Professor Jim Phillips inducted into the Bertha Wilson Honour Society

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The Bertha Wilson Honour Society was established in 2012 in tribute to The Honourable Madam Justice Bertha Wilson – the first woman appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the first female Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Bertha Wilson Honour Society at the Schulich School of Law, at Dalhousie University, recognizes their extraordinary alumni and showcases their geographic reach and contributions to law and society. 

The Honourable William C. Graham (LLB 1964) and Philip Michael Epstein (LLB 1968) named to the Order of Canada

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Order of Canada

The latest list of Order of Canada appointments and promotions were announced Friday by Governor General Julie Payette.

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

U of T Law celebrates the ‘big lives’ of Global Professional Master of Law (GPLLM) graduates

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Perspective on Leadership and the Law class photo (2019)
Perspectives on Leadership and the Law class photo.

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law celebrated its largest cohort of executive program graduands on November 21.

Members of the Faculty of Law community receive the University of Toronto Arbor Award

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Arbor Awards

The University of Toronto has recognized its most outstanding volunteers of 2020 with Arbor Awards – a distinction reserved for the university’s leading citizens.

The 100-Year PR Plan: A Practical Guide for Advocates – New book by alumnus Benjamin Miller (JD/MPP 2020)

Friday, November 20, 2020

A graduate of the Faculty of Law’s joint program with the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Benjamin Miller (JD/MPP 2020) has published his first book, The 100-Year PR Plan: A Practical Guide for Advocates (Gail K. Picco Books/Civil Sector Press).

U of T Law doctoral student on why study participants are likely to experience 'research fatigue'

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

SJD student Florence Ashley

Florence Ashley is a SJD student in the Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics (photo Dewey Chang Photography)  

A new paper published today in Bioethics proposes Research Ethics Boards consider the impact of research fatigue when evaluating and approving studies.

‘There’s no business, like show business’: U of T Law’s virtual alumni reunion highlights remarkable legal and comedy career of alumnus Hart Pomerantz (LLB 1965)

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law’s annual alumni reunion brings together honoured class years to reconnect with one another at the law school. This year’s reunion, held on November 6, celebrated class years ending in 0 and 5.

In Memoriam: Jamal Howlader (1995-2020), Class of 2020

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Jamal A Howlader

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is saddened to hear of the sudden passing of alumnus, Jamal Akim Howlader, JD Class of 2020.

Prior to law school, Jamal graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2017 with an Honours Bachelor of Medical Sciences, specializing in Physiology and Pharmacology.