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Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin is guest of honour for PBSC law students

Friday, April 4, 2014

Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin in a group shot with studentsThe chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverly McLachlin, was the guest of honour at Pro Bono Students Canada’s volunteer appreciation event hosted recently at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Law students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall chapters came together to hear the chief justice’s thoughts on a number of issues facing the Supreme Court.

Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot celebrates 20th anniversary

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Ontario’s resource riches in the northern Ring of Fire region (500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay) was the background to the recent Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the moot was hosted at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where it all started back in 1994. Law students, academics, Aboriginal elders, and lawyers working, studying and/or interested in Aboriginal law issues participated in the three-day event.

U of T Law 2014 mooting results

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Mooting season is wrapping up. Here are the U of T Law results from this year's competitive moots. We commend all of this year’s outstanding mooters and coaches for their stellar performance and hard work.

Law students step outside the classroom, step up for the probono Wills Project

Friday, March 21, 2014

Project tackles planning for low-income clients, students gain practical skills

By Karen Gross

See Yourself Here 2014 drew a record crowd of eager future law students

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Law students welcome attendees to See Yourself Here: (left) Moderator Jonathan Chan, David St. Bernard, Emma Arenson, David Bach, Ledya Yohannes and Hani Migally.


Outreach program welcomed students from diverse schools across the GTA, as law school continues to be a compelling goal

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Gatsby on trial draws laughs and law community to support educational charity

Monday, March 3, 2014

By David Kumagai, 2L

mock trial set up with Professor Niblett on the standThe 12-person jury stood huddled together in the lobby of Innis College. Jay Gatsby’s fate was in their hands.

Was he or wasn’t he behind the wheel of the car that killed Myrtle Wilson? One of the many things the jury needed to consider was the explosive testimony they had just heard from Gatsby himself.

SJD student in Globe & Mail video on changing legal system for transgender people

Monday, March 3, 2014

"What can Canada's legal system do to respect transgender people?"

Trudeau scholar, lawyer and SJD student Kyle Kirkup answers this question in a two-minute video for the Globe and Mail. Kirkup is researching policing in the LGBTQ communities, and comments on the recent case of the transgender comedian who was detained at Pearson International Airport, sent to a jail for men and kept in solitary confinement, despite her self-identification as female.

Admitted students get insights to U of T Law on Welcome Day 2014

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Assistant Dean of Students Alexis Archbold kicks off Welcome Day 2014 in the Old Vic chapel.


By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The Faculty of Law was a busy host to 145 newly admitted students and their guests on February 14, during its annual Welcome Day, with information sessions about student life, alumni insights and academic programs.

Literary Moot: The Great Gatsby is on trial!

Thursday, February 13, 2014

An improv mock trial featuring Dean Mayo Moran, Professor Anthony Niblett, bestselling author Robert Rotenberg, and former CBC host Ralph Benmergui

After Bedford v. Canada: sex trade panel draws crowds, protesters and passionate debate

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Passionate debate: protesters unfurled their signs when Kim Pate, of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, spoke about the dangers of decriminalizing the sex trade.


By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

 

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