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Our grads get jobs: Nine graduate students land academic positions this year

Friday, May 9, 2014

Faculty of Law master's and doctoral students are celebrating an unprecedented number of successful appointments in one year. Nine graduate students have landed academic positions at top law schools in Canada and around the world.

Prof. Lisa Austin - "We can’t let phone companies determine our privacy rights"

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Lisa Austin, with Prof. Andrea Slane of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, reveals the legal loophole that has allowed the Canadian government to access customer information from telecom providers without a warrant ("We can’t let phone companies determine our privacy rights," May 5, 2014).

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

A heartfelt farewell and send-off for Dean Mayo Moran

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Dear Members of the Law School Community,

I cannot let my last moments as dean pass without sending to all of you a short note thanking you for everything this community has done to make these years as dean so wonderful.  From the staff, to the students, to the faculty, administrators and alumni, all of you in your different ways have helped make this place what it is today.

It has been an honour to work with you, to build something together and to serve our law school and university.  I will miss you.

Prof. Yasmin Dawood co-authors open letter calling for withdrawal of Fair Elections Act

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Prof. Yasmin Dawood has co-authored, with several other academics from across Canada, an open letter to the Government of Canada about the Fair Elections Act that calls on the government to withdraw the bill. This open letter follows an earlier one co-authored by Prof. Dawood that expressed concerns about the Act and was signed by 160 professors from across Canada in various relevant disciplines. The second letter has been signed by an even larger number of professors.

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh - "High frequency talker"

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh pours cold water on the hype surrounding Michael Lewis' new book Flash Boys, about high-frequency traders ("High frequency talker: Author of ‘Flash Boys’ has succeeded in demonizing an innovation that saves investors $9-billion a year," April 14, 2014).

Three new scholars join the Faculty of Law

Thursday, April 10, 2014

The Faculty of Law welcomes new tenure-track scholars Emily Satterthwaite, Richard Stacey and Anna Su. These new talents bring a diverse body of research and experience to our exceptional faculty:

Emily Satterthwaite

Prof. Colleen Flood - "Luring medical tourists for cash is a trip down the slippery slope"

Thursday, April 10, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Colleen Flood warns of the problems that arise when hospitals try to raise money by treating "medical tourists" ("Luring medical tourists for cash is a trip down the slippery slope," April 10, 2014).

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

Prof. Jutta Brunnée has been selected Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law

Thursday, March 27, 2014
Portrait of Prof. Jutta Brunnee

Prof. Jutta Brunnée has been selected Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law from May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015, or until the appointment of a new dean. The president of the University of Toronto Meric Gertler made the announcement today after approval by the Agenda Committee of Academic Board.

Prof. Yasmin Dawood co-authors reply to minister Poilievre about Fair Elections Act

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Prof. Yasmin Dawood has co-authored a commentary in The Globe and Mail replying to a commentary by Minister of State for Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre that defended the Fair Elections Act. The commenary by Prof. Dawood and her co-authors notes several continued areas of concern about the act ("Criticism of Elections Act is legitimate, and should not be brushed off," March 25, 2014).

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