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Prof. Michael Trebilcock authors CD Howe report: “Ontario’s Green Energy Experience: Sobering Lessons for Sustainable Climate Change Policies”

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Dramatic electrical price increases and modest environmental benefits: these form part of the conclusions to a CD Howe report released today and authored by University Professor Michael Trebilcock, law and economics scholar at the Faculty of Law.

Inaugural Dean’s Graduate Student Leadership Awards announced

Monday, August 14, 2017

Dean Ed Iacobucci is pleased to announce the inaugural recipients of the Dean’s Graduate Student Leadership Awards: SJD students Haim Abraham and Nadia Lambek.

The award honours and recognizes the exceptional contributions of one or more graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding co-curricular and extracurricular leadership at the law school, and whose contributions have helped to make the law school an even more vibrant and inclusive scholarly community. 

"Boilerplate" scholar Professor Radin joins Faculty of Law

Friday, August 4, 2017
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Contract and property law professor is an expert on 'boilerplate' contracts forced onto online consumers

By Andrew Stobo Sniderman, JD 2014

Fulbright Fellow J. R. Rothstein to be a Visiting Scholar for 2017-18

Saturday, July 29, 2017

J R Rothstein headshotFulbright Fellow J.R. Rothstein of Manhattan, New York will be a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law this year to engage in a comparative law analysis regarding the role of Jewish, Islamic and secular law in the context of real estate transactions.

Prof. David Schneiderman on the US President's power to pardon

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah

When U.S. President Donald Trump asserted his “complete power to pardon” on Twitter last week, speculation erupted over whether he planned to pardon relatives, aides or possibly even himself.

Professor David Schneiderman of the Faculty of Law says that while the president does have the power to pardon aides and relatives, the ability to pardon himself is up for debate.

Profs. Anita Anand and Andrew Green, and JD student Matthew Alexander, write "Are no-contest settlements in the public interest?"

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Professors Anita Anand and Andrew Green, and JD student Matthew Alexander, express concern about the Ontario Securities Commission’s recent no-contest settlements and explain why they could be a cause for concern ("Are no-contest settlements in the public interest?", July 19, 2017).

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

Prof. Trudo Lemmens co-authors "Time for full transparency on pharmaceutical money"

Thursday, July 13, 2017

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Trudo Lemmens and journalist and former U.S. Senate staffer Paul D. Thacker argue that Ontario and Canada needs to establish new rules to ensure payments by pharmaceutical companies not only to physicians and but also to all health-care providers, academic institutions, medical researchers, patient groups, PR agencies, professional societies, and media outlets ("Time for full transparency on pharmaceutical money," July 7, 2017).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Prof. Audrey Macklin writes "Ottawa failed Omar Khadr: That’s why he deserves compensation"

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Audrey Macklin analyzes the facts of the Omar Khadr case in light of the federal government's settlement with him ("Ottawa failed Omar Khadr: That’s why he deserves compensation," July 5, 2017).

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

Welcome to new faculty, Professors Adriana Robertson and Margaret Jane Radin

Thursday, July 6, 2017
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The Faculty of Law welcomes two new scholars to its ranks: Professor Adriana Robertson and Professor Margaret Jane Radin.

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