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"Should we try Kiwi model on no-fault medical error?" - Flood and Hardcastle

Friday, January 26, 2007

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Colleen Flood and SJD student Lorian Hardcastle investigate New Zealand's model of no-faul medical error compensation and analyze whether it would be suitable for Canada ("Should we try Kiwi model on no-fault medical error?", October 16, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Nehal Bhuta speaks on CBC radio about Saddam's trial (audio webcast)

Friday, January 26, 2007

Prof. Nehal Bhuta, who will begin teaching at the Faculty of Law in January, was interviewed on CBC Radio One's program "Dispatches" on November 16, 2006 about the question of whether Saddam Hussein received a fair trial. Prof. Bhuta has been observing the trial on behalf of the group Human Rights Watch, and has authored a report on the trial that will be released on Monday November 20, 2006.

Listen to the interview with Prof. Bhuta (RealMedia file from the CBC website)

Prof. Lorraine Weinrib: "Defining terrorism: is motive a valid concern?"

Friday, January 26, 2007

In her monthly Law Times column, Prof. Lorraine Weinrib analyzes Justice Douglas Rutherford's recent ruling in R. v. Khawaja regarding the element of motive  in the definition of "terrorist activity" ("Defining terrorism: is motive a valid concern?", November 6, 2006).

Read the full commentary on the Law Times website.

Prof. Ian Lee - "Two bad reasons for the tax on income trusts"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Ian Lee has written a commentary on the website of The Globe and Mail pointing out weaknesses in the arguments that are made to support the recent federal government move to tax income trust distributions ("Two bad reasons for the tax on income trusts," November 8, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "No way to run a court"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Jacob Ziegel has written a commentary in The Globe and Mail criticizing the way that judges are chosen in Canada and the changes to that process that are being proposed by the federal Minister of Justice ("No way to run a court," November 15, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Ben Alarie - "Plan for 2011"

Friday, January 5, 2007

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Ben Alarie analyzes the tax and other implications of the government's recent move to tax income trust distributions ("Plan for 2011," November 4, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel on risky trusts and diversified portfolios

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Mohammad Fadel has written a commentary in the Financial Post about the risks of income trusts and what they reveal about the need for diversified portfolios ("Risky trusts: Properly diversified investors would have been protected," November 9, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes federal changes to interest rate legislation

Friday, January 5, 2007

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel analyzes proposed changes by the federal government that would give the provinces power to regulate interest rates on small short-term "payday" loans ("Pass the buck: Ottawa has paramount jurisdiction over interest rate regulation," November 10, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Brenda Cossman - "Has adultery come back to family law?"

Friday, January 5, 2007

Prof. Brenda Cossman has written a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly about the resurgence of the issue of adultery in family law ("Has adultery come back to family law?," November 10, 2006).

Read the full commentary (PDF).

Former Dean Ronald St. John Macdonald passes away

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

On September 7th, former law dean, Professor Ronald St. John Macdonald, passed away in Halifax. Professor Macdonald was dean of the U of T Faculty of Law from 1965 - 1972, and during that time helped to build the flourishing law program started by former dean Cecil Wright (1949 - 1965). Professor Macdonald went on to become dean of Dalhousie Law School  (1972-1979) and Professor of International Law (1979-1990). He became an officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2000.

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