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).

‘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.

Nexus: The Thank You Issue

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

In this issue of Nexus

This issue marks the second digital edition of Nexus and the first in our new series of themed editions.

In this issue we thank the U of T Law community. Whether you gave to the Excellence Without Barriers campaign, tweeted support to U of T Law students during spring exams or are a professor who helped establish student RAships this summer – thank you.

A farewell to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from a sister in law: Op-Ed by Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (LLB 1970)

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

In an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail, Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (LLB 1970) pays tribute to her friend, "the incandescent Ruth Bader Ginsburg".

On the day of Ms. Ginsburg's death, Sept. 18, The Hon. Silberman Abella told the Globe and Mail, "She was a courageous jurist who left an indelible, progressive mark on American jurisprudence and an inspiring one for judges everywhere. The fight for global justice just got harder."

Alumnus Justice Spencer Nicholson appointed to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced three new judges have joined the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.

Excellence without Barriers: Alumni and friends’ generosity will have a lasting impact on U of T Law students

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Students holding sign of 52 million for students

Inspiring and committed donors helped the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law raise well above its $30-million goal, establish a nearly $53-million fund for student support.

The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law is celebrating alongside donors and friends