IHRP Alumni Network - November Panel

The IHRP Alumni Network Presents Pro bono, Policy, and Protest: Pursuing Social Justice through your Practice

Join us November 18, 2015, 6-8:30pm for an interactive panel discussion with fellow IHRP Alumni about how they incorporate social justice work and IHRP values into their practices. 

Law student awarded national scholarship from Soroptimist Foundation of Canada

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Law student and scholarship recipient Ashley Major

Ashley Major, a second-year law student, was one of four Canadian women to receive a $7,500 national scholarship from the Soroptimist Foundation of Canada, an organization that provides educational funding to women in graduate studies for the advancement of human rights and the status of women.  

Trebilcock Breakfast

Trebilcock Breakfast

in honour of  Professor Michael Trebilcock,  2015 Donner Prize winner 

 

Welcome to the RSVP page.

David Asper and family honoured with Words & Deeds Leadership Award

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

David, Gail and Leonard Asper (Manuel Sousa Photography)

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The Asper Family and their family foundation were recently honoured with the 2015 Words and Deeds Leadership Award, a joint recognition from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and the Jewish Federations across Canada.

Volkswagen: What happens now? A Q & A with Prof. Markus Dubber

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
headshot of markus dubber

Volkswagen diesel auto sales are shutting down around the world, like dominos, as the scandal of their falsified U.S. emissions data grows. About 11M cars globally are affected. VW Canada has halted sales, and regulators in country after country are scrutinizing the German automaker’s vehicles. We asked Prof.

Book Symposium - What's Wrong with Copying?

 

CENTRE FOR INNOVATION LAW AND POLICY

is pleased to present:

  

A Book Symposium  

on  

Abraham Drassinower’s

 

What’s Wrong With Copying?

(Harvard University Press)

 

Friday, November 13, 2015

2:00 – 5:30 pm

2015 Grand Moot

Freedom of Expression and The Right to be Forgotten

Thursday, October 1, 2015
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Victoria College Chapel
(Room 213, Second Floor)
Victoria College, 91 Charles Street West
University of Toronto

Sponsored by McCarthy Tétrault

Headnotes - Sep 21 2015

Announcements

Headnotes and Web Site

The Faculty of Law on Twitter and other social media

University of Toronto Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law on Twitter and other social media

The Faculty of Law Twitter handle is @UTLaw. If you are on Twitter, send us a message and we will be happy to follow you. We also maintain a list of current and former students on Twitter, and of U of T Law faculty, staff and organizations on Twitter - check them out if you want to find new people to follow.

The Faculty of Law's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/UTorontoLaw. Like the page get regular updates about law school news and events.

From the Faculty of Law public events calendar, you can share any event directly on your Twitter or Facebook account by clicking on the icons beside the listing. The same is true of all of the stories in our news feed.

Many other groups at the Faculty of Law have social media accounts as well. To find out more, see our social media web page. You can access our social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, from any page on the website by clicking on the appropriate icon at the bottom of the page.

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New web page about Spiritual Diversity at the Law School

The Student Office has created an new web page with information about Spiritual Diversity at the Law School. The page can be found in the Student Life & Services > Personal Support section of the Faculty of Law website:

www.law.utoronto.ca/student-life/personal-support/spiritual-diversity-law-school

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Deans' Offices

1L Registration Open for the Alumni-Student Mentorship Program
The Alumni-Student Mentorship Program - 2015-2016

Connect with Our Alumni

The Alumni-Student Mentorship Program is one of our most popular and important programs. All 1L students in the JD Program (including combined programs) are eligible to participate.

Take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to connect with the law school’s alumni, learn more about the legal profession and explore the various opportunities that a legal education can provide.

Throughout the program, we endeavor to match mentees and mentors on as many criteria as possible. It is possible to request matches based on affiliation with diverse communities.

The deadline to apply to the program is October 2nd, 2015. 

Click here for more information!

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2L & 3L Registration Open for Student-Alumni Mentor Network
Student-Alumni Mentor Network - 2015-2016

Build Your Professional Network

The Student-Alumni Mentor Network connects 2L and 3L students in the JD Program (including combined programs) with our extensive network of alumni mentors.

Take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to connect with the law school’s alumni, learn more about the legal profession and explore the various opportunities that a legal education can provide.

Throughout the program, we endeavor to match mentees and mentors on as many criteria as possible. It is possible to request matches based on affiliation with diverse communities.

 Click Here for More Information

 Click Here to Register

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Student Office

Student Advisory Committees

Dear Students

 

I am writing to encourage you to participate on the Health and Wellness Student Advisory Committee and the Career Development Student Advisory Committee.

 

Both committees are designed to ensure that the law school’s ongoing work in both of these critical areas is deeply informed by student views and values.

 

Student committee members learn about the important issues facing the law school, and engage with other students, senior staff and faculty to help shape the law school’s priorities. The time commitment is approximately two hours per month.

 

Career Development Student Advisory Committee:  This Committee looks at how to ensure that the job search process during law school is a positive and successful experience for students. The Committee’s mandate includes providing input into the CDO’s services, programs, communications, and recruitment processes.

 

Next meeting: Tuesday September 29th, 12:30 – 1:30 in FA1 (Falconer Hall). Lunch is provided.

 

Health and Wellness Student Advisory Committee: This Committee’s mandate includes providing feedback to the administration about student wellness issues, and advising on a range of strategies to promote wellness at the law school.  

 

Next meeting: Monday September 28th, 12:30 – 1:30 in the boardroom at 39 Queens Park. Lunch is provided.

 

To volunteer as a member of the Career Development Student Advisory Committee, please email Ann at ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca

 

To volunteer as a member of the Health and Wellness Student Advisory Committee, please email Sara-Marni at sara.hubbard@utoronto.ca

 

Best regards

Alexis

 

Alexis Archbold

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

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OWeek Survey

Hi 1Ls

 

I hope you are enjoying this fabulous September weather!

 

Please take 5 minutes to complete our survey about OWeek. It is very important to us that our orientation program provides a meaningful introduction to the law school and generally meets your expectations. Your candid input will help us make it even better next year. The survey closes on September 28th.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PFS5GRV

 

Many thanks

Alexis  

 

Alexis Archbold

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

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Academic Events

Copyright In Canada Conference 2015

Copyright In Canada Conference 2015
October 2, 2015
University of Toronto


The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy is excited to promote the Copyright in Canada Conference, presented by our colleagues, on October 2, 2015.  Please register now!
 

The University of Toronto Library’s Scholarly Communication and Copyright Office and the University of Toronto Bora Laskin Law Library are organizing a national conference on the state of the nation three years after the Copyright Pentalogy and the Copyright Modernization Act.  Aimed at academics, practitioners, and students, this conference hopes to examine the effects of the Pentalogy and the Act, as well as to serve as a forum for discussion on where we go from here.

 

Registration

Registration is now open for the Copyright in Canada Conference 2015 on October 2, 2015. Registration fees will be $100 CAD inclusive for general admission and $30 CAD inclusive for students. Read more.

 

Featured Speakers and Schedule

The schedule will feature speeches from the Honourable Ian Binnie, Ariel Katz, and Casey Chisick, as well as multiple panelists. The conference will be immediately followed by a cocktail reception at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. Read more.

 

For more information, please visit http://www.copyrightincanada15.wordpress.com.

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Katherine Baker Memorial Lecture: David Armitage, Sept 30, 4:00 pm in Solarium

2015 Katherine Baker Memorial Lecture

 Professor David Armitage
Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at Harvard University

"Civil War? What Does This Mean?": Mid-Nineteenth-Century Answers to a Nagging Question

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location TBD
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
 
Civil war is an essentially contested concept, and has been from its Roman invention in the 1st century BC to contemporary debates around events in Iraq and Syria. This lecture treats the confusions over the meaning and application of the term "civil war" in the era of the US Civil War (as it came to be called mostly after the conflict itself), with special reference to its legal redefinition in the Lieber Code (1863) amid contemporary discussions by Anna Ella Carroll, Victor Hugo, Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx, Herman Melville and J. S. Mill, among others

David Armitage is the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at Harvard University, where he teaches intellectual history and international history. He is also an Affiliated Professor in the Harvard Department of Government, an Affiliated Faculty Member at Harvard Law School and an Honorary Professor of History at the University of Sydney. A prize-winning teacher and writer, he has lectured on six continents and has held research fellowships and visiting positions in Britain, France, the United States and Australia. He is the author or editor of fifteen books, among them The Ideological Origins of the British Empire (Cambridge University Press, 2000), The Declaration of Independence: A Global History (Harvard University Press, 2007), Foundations of Modern International Thought (Cambridge University Press, 2013) and The History Manifesto (Cambridge University Press, 2014). His latest book, Civil War: A History in Ideas, will appear in 2016 from Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Penguin Random House in Canada.
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The Centre for Innovation Law & Policy presents: Paul Hoffert

The Centre for Innovation Law & Policy presents: Paul Hoffert 

Automating Music Similarity Analysis: An Artist's View of Using Computer Software

 to Support Copyright Infringement Litigation 

Thursday, September 24, 2015

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Room FA3, Falconer Hall

84 Queen's Park 

 Lunch will be served. 

Please register, by sending an email to: centre.ilp@utoronto.ca.

 

The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy is pleased to present Paul Hoffert, Professor of Music, Law, and Information Science at University of Toronto and Chair of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Author, innovator, educator, composer and recording artist, Paul Hoffert will tell us about the promise and pitfalls of using computer technology to answer one of copyright law’s most difficult questions: when does one work infringe another? Are computers smart enough to draw the line between permissible similarity and infringement, or are the lines too blurred for a mere machine to evaluate?

For more information on the Centre for Innovation Law & Policy, go to http://innovationlaw.org/ . For more information on Paul Hoffert, go to http://www.paulhoffert.ca/ .

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CLEA Conference Public Lecture

THE 2015 MEETINGS OF
THE CANADIAN LAW AND ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION 

Friday, September 25 – Saturday, September 26, 2015 

**************************** 

JIM TORY LAW AND ECONOMICS

PUBLIC LECTURE 

The Economics of Superbugs:
Can we win the race against microbes? 

by 

Nancy Gallini
University of British Columbia 

Friday, September 25, 2015
1:15 – 2:15
Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
75 Queen’s Park

  

For more conference information, please go to the CLEA website at www.canlecon.org or contact Nadia Gulezko at n.gulezko@utoronto.ca.

 

CLEA 2015 Progamme
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Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims: Preventing Wrongful Convictions through Best Practices

The U of T Criminal Law Students’ Association (CLSA) and the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) present: 

Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims: Preventing Wrongful Convictions through Best Practices

Tuesday, September 29, 2015
12:30-2 pm
Room 115, Victoria College Building (Old Vic)

One of the causes of wrongful convictions is the improper interviewing of child witnesses and victims. Memorial University PhD Candidate (Psychology) Kirk Luther will discuss the history of child interviewing practices in Canada, child development factors (such as memory, language, and suggestibility), various child interviewing protocols, and the progress that has been made training police officers in Canada.

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) is a Canadian, non-profit organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people and preventing miscarriages of justice through legal education and justice system reform. In the 22 years since its inception, AIDWYC has exonerated 20 innocent people who together spent almost 200 years in prison.

AIDWYC Legal Education Counsel Amanda Carling will talk about AIDWYC’s work as well as volunteer, summer and articling opportunities with the organization.

Coffee and dessert will be served.
Please join us! 

For more information, contact uoftlawclsa@gmail.com.

 

 

Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims - Event Poster
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Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop

OSGOODE SOCIETY LEGAL HISTORY WORKSHOP

The Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop is an informal evening seminar that meets on alternate Wednesdays between September and April to discuss a wide variety of topics in legal history, Canadian and international.  Participants are graduate students and faculty in law and history from U of T, York, McMaster and other institutions, as well as law students and members of the profession.   

Anybody interested in legal history is welcome to attend. If you would like to be put on the e-mail list and to receive the papers by e-mail, please e-mail j.phillips@utoronto.ca. The schedule for the fall of 2015 follows.  All Sessions start at 6.30. All sessions will be held in Victoria College Room 211.

 

FALL TERM, 2015

All sessions are at 6.30 p.m., in Victoria College Room 211.

Wednesday September 23 – Brian Young, McGill University: ‘Law, landed families, and intergenerational issues in nineteenth-century Quebec.’

Wednesday October 7 – Ian Kyer: ‘The Canada Deposit Insurance Act of 1967: a Federal Response to a Constitutional Quandry.’

Wednesday October 21 –Paul Craven, York University:  ‘The 'Judges Clause': Judges as Labour Arbitrators, 1910-1970.’

Wednesday November 4 – David Fraser, University of Nottingham: ‘ “Honorary Protestants”: The Jewish School Question in Montreal, 1867-1997.’

 Wednesday November 18 – Jacqueline Briggs, University of Toronto: ‘R. v. Jonathan: A Case in Context Study'

Wednesday December 2 – Jim Phillips, University of Toronto: ‘A History of Law in Canada, 1815-1850.’

 

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Health Law, Ethics & Policy Seminar Series: Marc Rodwin

Health Law, Ethics & Policy Seminar Series 

presents 

Marc A. Rodwin
Professor Suffolk University Law School 

Conflicts of Interest in Medicine: Learning from the United States, France and Japan
 

Commentator:
Dr. Nav Persaud
Associate Scientist Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Lecturer, Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Toronto 

12:30 – 2:00
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Solarium (room FA2) – Falconer Hall
84 Queen’s Park 

Abstract: Professor Rodwin’s presentation will talk about his comparative book Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine: The United States, France, and Japan. The book examines how the differences in the roles of organized medicine, markets, and the state in these countries affect the existence and resolution of physicians’ conflicts of interest. The book presents a background on the medical profession and medical economy in these countries. Professor Rodwin will discuss the sources of conflicts of interest and recommendations to address these problems. 

Marc A. Rodwin is Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School. He is the author of Conflicts of Interest and the Future of Medicine: The United States, France and Japan (Oxford, 2011); and Medicine, Money & Morals: Physicians' Conflicts of Interest (Oxford, 1993). Rodwin has testified before Congress and state legislatures and served on government commissions and advisory boards, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Indiana Commission on Hospital Antitrust. He has participated in meetings of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine and worked for the World Health Organization. Rodwin has assisted consumer groups including the Consumer Federation of America, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care. He has worked as a consultant or expert witness on policy-related litigation involving fiduciary law, physicians' conflicts of interests, competition law, and managed care in numerous lawsuits. 

A light lunch will be served.

 

For more information about this workshop, please contact Nadia Gulezko at n.gulezko@utoronto.ca

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Legal Theory Workshop: Charles Barzun

LEGAL THEORY WORKSHOP SERIES 

presents 

Charles Barzun
University of Virginia Law School 

Jerome Frank and Lon Fuller 

Respondent: 
Malcolm Thorburn, University of Toronto Faculty of Law

 

Friday, September 25, 2015
12:30 – 2:00
Solarium (room FA2), Falconer Hall
84 Queen’s Park 

Jerome Frank and Lon Fuller seem to stand at opposite poles of twentieth-century legal thought.  Indeed, when H. L. A. Hart famously accused American jurisprudence of oscillating between two extreme views about adjudication, he explicitly mentioned Frank as one who adopted the “Nightmare” view (according to which judges never decide cases according to law), and he could have plausibly classed Lon Fuller among the “Noble Dreamers” (those who say that judges always decide cases according to law).  Today Hart’s characterization still seems to fit.  These days Frank is typically characterized as an “extreme” realist, who thought judges decided cases on the basis of irrational biases, whereas Fuller is most known for his defense of natural law and his association with the Legal Process school, which is itself seen as a response to precisely those excesses of realism that Frank is said to epitomize.  

On closer inspection, however, the writings of Frank and Fuller contain various intriguing similarities, with respect to both their underlying philosophical outlooks and their views on adjudication.  Early in their careers, for instance, both of them wrote about legal fictions, and both did so because they thought their use by courts reflected and vindicated a pragmatist account of the nature of truth.  Furthermore, Frank and Fuller both emphasized throughout their careers that studying judicial decision-making could yield important lessons about the nature of human inquiry more generally.  Of course, in adopting a broadly pragmatist philosophical outlook and in focusing their attention on adjudication, Fuller and Frank were typical of their time; nevertheless, by identifying the common threads that link their jurisprudential views, we can better understand not only why Frank came to endorse a natural-law position like Fuller’s later in life, but also why philosophical pragmatism has played such a large role in American legal thought.  

A light lunch will be served.

 

 

For more information about this workshop, please contact Nadia Gulezko at n.gulezko@utoronto.ca.

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CLEA Conference Public Lecture: Nancy Galllini

THE 2015 MEETINGS OF
THE CANADIAN LAW AND ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION 

Friday, September 25 – Saturday, September 26, 2015 

 

JIM TORY LAW AND ECONOMICS
PUBLIC LECTURE 

The Economics of Superbugs:
Can we win the race against microbes? 

by 

Nancy Gallini
University of British Columbia 

Friday, September 25, 2015
1:15 – 2:15
Room 001
Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
75 Queen’s Park
 

For more conference information, please go to the CLEA website at www.canlecon.org or contact Nadia Gulezko at n.gulezko@utoronto.ca.

CLEA Programme
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CILP and the Faculty of Music present: Kristin Thomson, Future of Music Coalition

Want to be an entertainment lawyer? Interested in the world of music?

Then come and hear Kristin Thomson, of the Future of Music Coalition, tell us about how musicians and recording artists earn a living in the age of unauthorized content, digital media, YouTube and streaming services. And remember: if artists don’t get paid, neither will their lawyers.

The Future of Music Coalition is a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization supporting a musical ecosystem where artists flourish and are compensated fairly and transparently for their work. Learn more about them here: https://futureofmusic.org/

When: Friday, September 25, 2015, 3:00-6:00

Where: Room 120, Edward Johnson Building, Faculty of Music, 80 Queen's Park

To attend, send an email to: centre.ilp@utoronto.ca

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Student Activities

Fashion Law Society Executive Recruitment (2015-2016)
Want some club experience on your resume? Interested in business, entertainment, or IP law – but can’t make up your mind?
 
Fashion law is a growing area of legal interest, with firms such as Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, and Gilbert’s LLP recently expanding to include fashion law experts and practice groups.
 
The Fashion Law Society (FLS) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is dedicated to promoting an understanding of the unique legal contexts of fashion law, and its intersections with corporate, labor, communications, IP, entertainment, and human rights domains. The Fashion Law Society’s mandate is to enable students interested in fashion law to network with legal professionals working in the industry. We hold a panel event for members to attend, where fashion law experts give their advice on industry trends, employment, labor issues and their own experiences with the numerous legal issues facing the fashion industry.
 
The Fashion Law Society is currently in its inaugural year of operation. We are looking to actively hire for two positions: Social Media Executive (SME) and Event Marketing Executive (EME). These positions focus on advertising to the student body and on outreach to fashion law professionals. Our Public Relations Executive spot is currently held by Mina Batyreva (1L).
 
If you are interested in either position and want to join the executive team, please complete the attached document and forward it to the following two email addresses: tamie.dolny@mail.utoronto.ca and amna.rehman@mail.utoronto.ca. The application is due by September 20, 2015 (5 PM) and candidates will be notified of their success by September 25, 2015.
 
To sign up for general membership, please stop by the FLS booth on Clubs’ Day.
 
Cheers,
Tamie Dolny & Amna Rehman (Co-Presidents and Founders)
Fashion Law Executive Application (2015-2016)
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Yoga at the law school

 

Students, staff and faculty are invited to register for yoga at the law school!

Classes will be held Tuesdays from 12:30-1:30pm in the Rowell Room in Flavelle House. Yoga classes at the Law School will begin on Tuesday Sept 15th. There will be no class on Nov 3rd due to reading week. The last class will be on December 1st.  

Class will be taught by Morgan Cowie who taught at the law school in the Winter 2015. Morgan is an excellent instructor from Octopus Garden Yoga Studio in Toronto.

Classes are $55.00 for ten classes to be paid in cash at the first class. Students bring their own mats. Please email Sara-Marni Hubbard at sara.hubbard@utoronto.ca to register. Please allow 2 business days for a confirmation email. 

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U of T Law Union - First Meeting

Passionate about social justice and community organizing? Want to use your law degree to speak truth to power? Then join the U of T Law Union! We are a chapter of the Law Union of Ontario, a collective of progressive law students and lawyers. 

Our first meeting is Friday September 25th from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM in Room 104 at 39 Queens Park. If you can't make it but still want to be involved, send an email to utlawunion@gmail.com and we'll make sure you're kept appraised of our activities.

 



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Labour and Employment in Actual Practice - Accepting 1L Executive Applications

Labour and Employment in Actual Practice is a student interest club that focuses on fostering interest among students in workplace law. LEAP is looking for two (2) 1L executives to be part of our team. Being a 1L executive is a great way to get involved and expand your network.

Interested applicants should submit a 250-word statement of interest to leap.utoronto@gmail.com. The deadline to submit statements of interests are September 25, 2015.

Sincerely,

Jane Zhang & Jason Wong

Co-presidents, Labour and Employment in Actual Practice.

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLUB (revised date)

Interested in environmental law and sustainability? Want the opportunity to talk with like-minded students and faculty in a relaxed environment? 

The U of T Environmental Law Club (ELC) is excited to be hosting our first pub night of the year! This will be a great chance to learn about what the ELC does, how you can get involved, and the opportunities available at U of T to pursue environmental law. The event details are as follows:

We look forward to seeing you at the event and will also be at Clubs' Fair on September 16th!

 

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” - Dr. Seuss, The Lorax


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Ultra Vires 2015-16

Ultra Vires is the independent student newspaper of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. We provide a forum for diverse viewpoints on topics of interest to current and prospective students, alumni, faculty, and members of the legal community.

No prior experience is necessary to join or contribute to Ultra Vires.

  1. We are looking for two "1L Editors." As a member of the 2015-16 Editorial Board, you would attend our monthly pitch meeting and layout meeting (approx. two hours each) and be responsible for soliciting and editing two to three articles each month. To apply, please email editor@ultravires.ca by 11:59pm on Monday, September 28 with: (1) a brief statement of interest, and (2) your resume--just the latest version, no need to update.
  2. We are always looking for contributors. If you are interested in writing for Ultra Vires, taking photos, doing illustrations (or comics), helping crunch numbers with your stats background, or contributing in any other way, please let us know!

Ultra Vires publishes on the last Wednesday of every month (except December and April for exams). The submission deadline for articles is the Wednesday prior to publication. We also publish stories online between issues if they are timely.

Finally, you can follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, or check out our website. Perhaps most importantly, our first print issue comes out on Wednesday, September 30 in the student lounge in Birge Carnegie. There will be donuts.

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JDRF Ride for Diabetes Research – Law Sector Challenge

A team of 1L students will participate in the JDRF Ride for Diabetes Research on October 2.

Teams from more than ten law firms will also participate in the Ride’s Law Sector Challenge. Our team has fundraised more than $3,000.

More than 300,000 Canadians live with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The rate of T1D incidence among children under the age of 14 is estimated to increase by three per cent annually worldwide. The life expectancy for people with T1D may be shortened by as much as 15 years.

Click here to support our U of T Law team's fundraising effort. (Select a participant and then "Support Me.")

Click here to join our team or to create another U of T Law team. We'd love to have 2L, 3L, grad student, faculty, and staff teams! (Select "University of Toronto" and "Faculty of Law" under the company and department menus.)

Thanks so much for your support!

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Tax Law Society Panel: Topics and Careers in Tax Law

The Tax Law Society of the University of Toronto is pleased to announce a panel entitled “Topics and Careers in Tax Law” that will take place on Monday September 28th from 12:30-2:00pm (Location TBA on the Law School Events Calendar). The event is designed to introduce students to the practice area and to the variety of tax issues that practitioners and academics are currently working on. The panel will showcase the diverse career opportunities within tax law such as academic research, corporate tax planning, and litigation. It will be a great opportunity to network with tax pracitioners, learn about their role on corporate and litigation files, and learn about the innovative uses of cognitive computing in tax law here at the Faculty of Law. A light lunch will be served.

The speakers will be:

Professor Benjamin Alarie (University of Toronto Faculty of Law)

Monica Biringer (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)

Alexandra Brown (Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP)

Ina Eroff (Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP)

Jonathan Willson (Stikeman Elliott LLP)

For any questions regarding the panel, please contact Salima Fakirani or Josiah Davis at uofttaxlawsociety@gmail.com. 

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Women & the Law Welcome Event

The Women & the Law Committee will be holding a come-and-go welcome event from 12:45 to 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 24th. The event will be held in the Rowell room (first left) in Flavelle. Students are encouraged to come and meet the Women & the Law Executive, mingle with other students, and share ideas about the types of events they would like to see this year. Refreshments will be served. 

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Criminal Law Students' Association Introductory Meeting - Thurs, Sept 24, 12:30-2 pm, FA4

Criminal Law Students’ Association (CLSA) Introductory Meeting Thursday, September 24, 12:30-1:15 pm, FA4 This is a meeting for all students who would like to become involved with the CLSA this coming year. Please come out to learn more about the events we have planned for this year and opportunities for students to get involved with planning and hosting these events. In addition to the events already on the roster, we are excited to hear your ideas for other possible events and initiatives for the club. The Criminal Law Students' Association is a student-run organization with a mandate to provide unique opportunities for students interested in the practice of Criminal Law. Our goal is to increase contact between U of T law students and local criminal practitioners (from both the defence bar and the prosecution). In the past, the CLSA has organized events such as guest lectures, panel discussions, prison tours, career information session, and tours of local police stations. If you have an idea for an event or would like to become actively involved in planning events this year but cannot attend this meeting, please send us an email at uoftlawclsa@gmail.com.

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Supreme Chords Auditions

Do you like to sing?

Supreme Chords is the Faculty of Law’s first all a cappella group.

We are open to all years and perform a diverse repertoire, from Bastille to the Beatles.

If you like singing, performing, or dropping a mad beatbox, you’ve found the right group!

 

Auditions are Tuesday, September 22 and Thursday, September 24. Alternate dates can be arranged.

To sign up for an audition, visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zqDu979tTJ3tdrS7tlm3V_2DCc1zfiChPK7NnQ_...

 

Please contact TheSupremeChords@gmail.com for more details.

 

Check us out on Facebook and Instagram!

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Centres, Legal Clinics, and Special Programs

IHRP/Asper Internship Information Session

Location: EM302

Date: October 15, 2015

Time: 12:30-2:00pm

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LAWS Volunteer Training

Do you want to stand-out and make the most of your law school experience?

Attend the LAWS Volunteer Training Session, join the team, give back to our community, and develop key skills that will keep you ahead. Refreshments provided. 

Date/Time: Sept. 22nd, 12:30-2pm 
Location: Victoria College, Rm. 105 

LAWS is an innovative collaborative academic and extracurricular education program aimed at supporting, guiding and motivating high school students who face challenges in engaging successfully with school and accessing postsecondary education. 

Volunteering for LAWS is a great way for law students to develop important professional skills, create meaningful relationships with youth, and make a positive and lasting contribution to the community.

 LAWS law student volunteers:

  • Learn first-hand about the complex issues facing inner-city youth and newcomers
  • Provide the support and guidance young people need to succeed in school
  • Act as role models for youth considering postsecondary education and justice sector careers
  • Build rewarding relationships with amazing young people with diverse backgrounds
  • Develop mentoring skills that are recognized  and highly valued in the legal profession
  • Enhance their own classroom learning by teaching young people about the law and communicating complex legal issues simply and succinctly
  • Build their public speaking, facilitation, and oral advocacy skills in a low-stress, supportive environment
  • Cement their commitment to public legal education and public interest initiatives

If these sound like skills and experiences you want to (further) develop, join us on Sep. 22nd and participate in this unique program. 

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PBSC General Ethics & Professionalism Training

There will be two dates offered for the mandatory PBSC General Ethics and Professionalism Training. Lunch will be served. Attendance will be taken. Please attend one date.

 

September 28th at 12:30-2pm; VC 215

September 30th at 12:30-2pm; Vic Chapel

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Career Development Office and Employment Opportunities

CDO EVENT FOR 2L STUDENTS: Toronto OCI Preparation Session and Upper Year Panel
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:  Victoria College, Room 215

***Please note that this room has changed.****

Please RSVP for this program under the "events" tab of www.ultawcareers.ca.

Students who went through the Toronto OCI recruitment process last year discuss their experience interviewing with firms and government employers and provide their own personal tips for those of you going through the process this year. Come on out with your questions.

For further details about this program, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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CDO EVENT FOR 1L STUDENTS: First Year Introduction
Date:  TBD
Location:  TBD
 
****This program will have to be rescheduled.  An e-mail to students will follow when we have more details.****

Please RSVP under the "events" tab on UTLawcareers.

This mandatory program is intended to provide first year law students with an opportunity to meet the CDO staff and be introduced to the services they provide, an overview of the legal recruitment landscape, a sense of the timing of first year recruitment processes and, importantly, reassurance that your career search needn’t start now.

For further information on this program, contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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CDO EVENT FOR 2L STUDENTS: Government Student Panel
Date:  Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:  Emmanuel College, Room 119

Please RSVP under the "events" tab on UTLawcareers.

Come out to hear from Government Employers about their 2L summer interview processes. Students will learn about the various substantive interview models these offices use and the format and types of questions they can expect interviewing with a government employers.

For more information on this program, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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SLS/CDO EVENT FOR 2L STUDENTS: Upper Year OCI Interview Preparation Session
Date:  Friday, October 2, 2015 - 9:30am to 1:30pm
Location:  Emmanuel College, Room 119

Please RSVP for this program under the "events" tab of www.utlawcareers.ca

Please join the SLS and CDO for an opportunity to test your interview skills and ask questions in mock interviews with upper year students who participated in last year's OCI event and are currently working with Toronto employers.

Students will be able to interview in a more informal setting and ask those questions which you may have been too intimidated to ask employers at the 20 Minute Miracle event in August. This will be a great opportunity to practice for the OCIs and November Interview Week .

All students are welcome, however at this time of year, 2Ls may find the session most useful.

Come dressed casually and bring a copy of your resume.

For more information, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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CDO EVENT FOR UPPER YEAR STUDENTS: Clerkship Information Session
Date:  Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:  Victoria College, Room 115

Please RSVP for this program under the "events" tab of www.utlawcareers.ca.

Courts across Canada will soon begin hiring student law clerks for the 2017-18 year. In most jurisdictions, clerkships satisfy the requirement to article or a portion of the articling requirement. If you are a second or third year student considering this option, you should attend this session. 

We will discuss the application process, the interviews, and what the clerking experience entails. The CDO's Guide to Canadian Clerkships will be available in the Document Library after the event.

Students may view last year's edition of the Clerkship Guide (Clerkships - Guide To Judicial Clerkships for 2016-2017) on UTLawCareers.ca in the Document Library.

For more information about this program, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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SLS/CDO EVENT FOR 2L STUDENTS: SLS/CDO EVENT: Coffee House and OCI Debrief
Date:  Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:  Victoria College, Room 323

Please RSVP for this event under the "events" tab of www.utlawcareers.ca.

In partnership with the CDO, the SLS invites you to swing by room 323 of Victoria College on Thursday, October 15th between 4:30 and 6:30 PM for some coffee and light snacks. The timing of this event was chosen particularly to allow any 2Ls who have just finished OCIs to come and shed their OCI-related stress. To wit, you are specifically invited to show up in casual clothes, show bad posture and tell zero (0) amusing anecdotes about yourself. Jordana Laporte and Lisa Del Col of the CDO will be there and happy to chat with any students who want to talk about the experience, but you are also more than welcome to come as you are and simply enjoy the absence of blue curtains.

For more information about this program, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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CDO EVENT FOR 2L STUDENTS: Upper Year Call Day Coffee and Cupcakes
Date:  Friday, October 16, 2015 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location:  Falconer Hall, Solarium

Please RSVP for this program under the "events" tab of www.utlawcareers.ca..

This program will consist of the CDO staff and a panel of upper year students who will answer questions about Call Day and assist in planning a strategy for the morning of October 23rd.

For more information about this program, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca.

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This Week on UTLawcareers

Please find attached a list of the 1L, 2L and 3L/4L employment opportunities which are currently available onwww.utlawcareers.ca.

For more information on these postings, please contact ann.vuletin@utoronto.ca

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Journals, Research, and Scholarship

Journal of Law and Equality - Call for Submissions (deadline extended)

Call for Submissions

 

The Journal of Law & Equality (JLE) is a peer reviewed, student-run journal at the

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Our mandate is to promote critical and informed

debate on issues of equality, with a special emphasis on the Canadian context. The JLE

publishes research articles, case comments, notes, and book reviews by a diverse group of

commentators from across Canada and internationally, including professors, practitioners,

and students.

 

We are currently assembling articles for the upcoming issue. The journal accepts

submissions on an ongoing basis, but please be advised that the deadline for expedited

review in Fall 2015 for publication in Spring 2016 is October 16, 2015. If you have a

paper on a topic related to equality rights, human rights, or social justice, please

consider submitting it to the JLE at jle.submissions@utoronto.ca

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Indigenous Law Journal - Call For Submissions

The Indigenous Law Journal

Call for Submissions

Volume 15

Deadline: October 9, 2015


The Indigenous Law Journal is dedicated to developing dialogue and scholarship in the field of Indigenous legal issues, both within Canada and internationally. We encourage submissions from all perspectives on these issues. Our central concerns are Indigenous legal systems and the interaction of other legal systems with Indigenous peoples.
We are the only legal periodical in Canada with this focus. We welcome the addition of your voice to the discussion.
Submissions must conform to the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 7th Edition.


For full details on the submissions process, and student awards, please see:
ilj.law.utoronto.ca

or send submissions to
submissions.ilj@utoronto.ca

Please address questions to:
Sinead Charbonneau & Autumn Johnson, Co-Editors in Chief:
indiglaw.journal@utoronto.ca

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Indigenous Law Journal - Recruiting Associate Editors

 

Join the Indigenous Law Journal As an Associate Editor!

As an Associate Editor, you will:

  • Read approximately 4-5 papers per semester pertaining to Indigenous legal issues, and review one of those papers in more depth
  • Meet in an engaging and collaborative Cell Group to discuss the papers, and come to a consensus on which papers will be passed up to the Senior Editorial Board
  • Write a rejection letter, if necessary or, if you choose, to present your group’s review of the paper to the Senior Editorial Board.

 Prior knowledge of Indigenous legal issues is NOT required – all you need is an interest in learning more about the subject! The ILJ covers issues of social justice, international law, restorative justice, Aboriginal sovereignty & self-governance, reconciliation, ground-breaking Canadian law, legal issues in Australia & New Zealand and more!!!

 

Hear more about the ILJ and sign up to join the team at the clubs fair on September 16, 2015 or at the Associate Editor Orientation Session on September 29, 2015 (FREE LUNCH - room TBA).

More info is also available on our website: http://ilj.law.utoronto.ca or email Autumn Johnson (autumn.johnson@mail.utoronto.ca) or Sinead Charbonneau (sinead.dearman@mail.utoronto.ca)

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Law, Urbanity & Justice Research Group

The Centre for Ethics is proud to announce the formation of a new Interdisciplinary Research Group on Law, Urbanity & Justice, headed by Dr. Ronit Levine-Schnur. 

The first meeting of the group will take place at October 7th, 2015, 12 pm - 2 pm, Larkin Building Room 200. An invitation to join the group is attached.

Program Brochure
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Journal of Law and Equality - Recruiting Editors!

The Journal of Law & Equality (JLE) is a peer reviewed, student-run journal at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Our mandate is to promote critical and informed debate on issues of equality, with a special emphasis on the Canadian context. We publishes research articles, case comments, notes, and book reviews by a diverse group of commentators from across Canada and internationally, including professors, practitioners, and students.

We currently accepting applications for 2015-2016 Associate Editor positions. The time commitment is low, and the content is interesting and exciting. 

Applications are due Friday, September 25, 2015 at 11:59pm. 

Questions? Send our Editors-in-Chief an email at jle.editor@utoronto.ca .

 

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Bookstore

Bookstore

 

Hours for the week of September 21st, 2015 

The last day to return books this term will be Monday, September 28th.

 

                                                                           Monday:      9:30 a.m.  -   3:30 p.m.

Tuesday:       9:30 a.m.  -   3:30 p.m.

Wednesday:   9.30 a.m.  -   3:30 p.m.

Thursday:      9:30 a.m.  -   3:30 p.m.

Friday:           9:30 a.m.  -   1:30 p.m.

 

 

For updated information, please remember to visit the Faculty of Law Bookstore website at:  

http://www.law.utoronto.ca/student-life/bookstore 


 

The following books are now available in the Bookstore:

 

For Upper Year Students   

     Abortion Law in Transnational Perspective (for Reproductive Health Law with Professor Cook) coming soon

     Business Organizations Supplement (with Professor Fadel) available on a print on demand basis only 

     Copyright, Trademark & Patent Statutory Supplement (for Intellectual Property with Professor Katz) 

     Getting to Yes (for Negotiation with Jonathan Jacobs) coming soon 

     Principle and Policy in Contract Law: Competing or Complementary Concepts (for Current Problems in Contract Law with

           Professor Waddams) coming soon 

     The Law of Civil Procedure in Ontario (for Advanced Civil Procedure with David Steinberg & Jonathan Rosenstein)                     just arrived

 

Please remember to pick up all prepaid orders.

 

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Other Notices

Lunch 'n Learn: The JD/MBA Advantage
Rotman School of Management logo

Congratulations on your admission to U of T Law! 

Sheldon DookeranIf we haven’t yet met, then I look forward to meeting you on October 1st.  My name is Sheldon Dookeran and I oversee enrolment to Rotman’s JD/MBA program. 

I personally invite you to join me and some current JD/MBAs for lunch to learn more about the power of combining a business degree with your law degree. 

You will find the event details below.  Please register online by September 22nd since seating is limited.

 

Date: October 1, 2015
Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Location: Falconer Hall, room FA3
Register: Online

Hope you had a great first two weeks and see you soon!

Sheldon
Sheldon Dookeran
Assistant Director, Full-Time MBA Program

Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
105  St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 3E6

Tel. 416-978-2227

Email: sheldon.dookeran@rotman.utoronto.ca

 

JD MBA Info Session Oct 1 2015
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External Announcements

Weber Symposium - Donald Gordon Centre - October 30-31, 2015

Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Weber v Ontario Hydro, one of the most influential and baffling decisions ever issued by the Supreme Court of Canada in the field of labour arbitration. Join the Centre for Law in the Contemporary Workplace at a Symposium to examine the Weber legacy, evaluate its impact on labour arbitration, and discuss what lessons we can learn from the Weber experience about employment dispute resolution more generally.

Program and Registration
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Mindfest - University of Toronto

On October 7, 2015, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto is holding a large mental health fair called Mindfest, taking place at Hart House. 

Mindfest is an all-day wellness fair that raises awareness about mental health issues, highlights the support systems available to those who need them, and strives to erase mental health stigma. Mindfest has fun exhibit booths, mental health community organization representatives, workshops, guest speakers, stand-up comedy, yoga and other interactive activities. Mindfest is open to the public, though our focus is on educating students about mental health issues and concerns, while working to erase the stigma that those who live with mental illness face.

We will have speakers, presentations and exhibit booths at Hart House from 9-5 on the day of the event. We are ending the event with a party at the Ryerson University Quad in the evening, as this is now a pan-university event (it grows each year!).

To learn more about Mindfest, you can visit www.mindfest.ca.

Event Poster
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Magna Carta Essay Competition

THE COUNCIL OF CANADIAN LAW DEANS and MAGNA CARTA CANADA

2015 LEGAL WRITING COMPETITION

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Council of Canadian Law Deans (CCLD) and Magna Carta Canada are pleased to mark the occasion of Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest coming to Canada by organizing a national writing competition for both common and civil law students.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to every student currently enrolled in a Canadian Law School.  The essay must be the original work of the student but may also be work or part of work previously submitted by the student within a law school course.  Co-authored essays are ineligible.  Each student may submit only one essay.  Submissions in French are encouraged.

CONTENT GUIDELINES:

The essay must address “the relevance of Magna Carta in Canada in 2015”.  The subject matter may be addressed from a number of perspectives including, the legal, historical, or societal effects of Magna Carta in Canada in 2015.

Submissions must be in Microsoft Word, double-spaced, in a twelve-point font, with one-inch margins; footnotes or endnotes must be single-spaced, and also in a twelve-point font with one-inch margins.  Citations may be embedded in the text or set out in the footnotes or endnotes.  The essay must not exceed 1,500 words exclusive of headers, footnotes, and endnotes.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

Electronically submit the essay with a cover page which includes: the essay title, student name, law school and email address.  If law students, ordinarily resident in the Provinces of either Newfoundland or P.E.I. wish to also be considered for a law society prize to be awarded by that provincial law society, they must indicate that fact on their cover page and provide their address in either Newfoundland or P.E.I.

ENTRIES MUST BE SENT TO magnacartacanadaessay@gmail.com  BY 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time ON FRIDAY October 2, 2015

JUDGING

The essays will be judged anonymously for the best essay from each province with a law school and for the best essay from a law student ordinarily resident in each of Newfoundland and P.E.I.  Each of these winners will then be eligible for the prize for the best essay in Canada. 

Each essay will be judged on its creativity and clarity, organization, quality of analysis and research, grammar and form.

PRIZES AWARDED

1) The student with the best essay from each province with a law school will be awarded a prize of $1,000.00 by the provincial law society. Notwithstanding that Newfoundland and P.E.I. do not have law schools in their province, the Newfoundland and P.E.I. law societies have agreed to recognize ($1000.00) the best essay from a student attending a law school within Canada, whose primary residence is in their province. Determination of primary residence will be at the sole discretion of the Newfoundland and P.E.I. law societies. 

2) All winning essays as identified above will be eligible for recognition ($1,000.00) as the best essay in Canada by Magna Carta Canada.

Note: By submitting an entry in this contest, the entrant affirms that the entry is his or her own work and grants the CCLD, Magna Carta Canada (and any relevant law society) permission to publish the entry.

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2015 Activity Guide now available (sports at U of T)

The 2015 Activities Guide is a comprehensive, one-stop resource for all of the broad-based physical activity programming offered at the Athletic Centre, Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport and Varsity Centre. It lists drop-in as well as registered programs, and provides useful information about Intramurals, the new Development League for athletes looking for a more competitive environment, and information about how to get tickets to Blues games.

The Guide is also available online here: http://physical.utoronto.ca/FitnessAndRecreation/Registered_Programs/Activity_Guide.aspx

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Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association is looking for a new University of Toronto student representative

The Hellenic Canadian Lawyers’ Association is an organization with a mandate to maintain a reliable network of lawyers, judges and law students of Hellenic origin. The Association is looking for a new University of Toronto student representative. You act as a liaison between the Association and Greek students, letting them know about upcoming events. It’s a great opportunity to meet Greek lawyers who are genuinely so interested in helping students with their careers. If you are interested, contact me at aaliferis@mccarthy.ca. Additionally, the annual President’s Dinner is taking place at Hy’s Steakhouse in Toronto, on September 29, 2015. In addition to announcing the scholarship winners, the HCLA is honouring new calls to the bar. Please contact kkalogiros@mccarthy.ca if you are interested in attending.

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Call for Submissions, APPEAL: Review of Current Law and Law Reform
Célébrons le Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes - Parlons accès à la justice en français

Célébrons le Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes – Parlons accès à la justice en français

Le Barreau du Haut-Canada, l'Association du Barreau de l'Ontario, l'Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario et l'Office des affaires francophones de l'Ontario sont heureux d'animer une discussion suivie d'une réception dans le cadre du Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes.

Les membres de la profession juridique et du public sont invités à venir célébrer cette occasion spéciale en compagnie de la juge de la Cour supérieure de l'Ontario, Mme Julie A. Thorburn, co-rédactrice du récent rapport sur les recommandations du Comité de la magistrature et du barreau sur les services en français.

Lundi 21 septembre 2015

Venez célébrer cet événement de 17 h à 19 h à Osgoode Hall, 130, rue Queen Ouest, Toronto.

Des hors-d'œuvre et des rafraîchissements seront servis.

Pour d'autres renseignements et pour vous inscrire, veuillez cliquer ici.

 

Celebrating Franco-Ontarian Day – Let's talk access to justice

The Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario bar Association, the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario and the Ontario Office of Francophone Affairs are delighted to hold a discussion followed by a reception in celebration of Franco-Ontarian Day.

Members of the legal profession and the public are invited to celebrate that special occasion with The Honorable Julie A. Thorburn, Ontario Superior Court, co-author of the recent report on the recommendations of the Bench and Bar Committee on French language services.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Join us for this event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto.

Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

For more information and to register, click here.

Note: this event will take place in French only.

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Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – DALHOUSIE JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES

TOP ESSAY PRIZE $1,000

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015

 

The Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies (DJLS) is now accepting papers for its 25th Volume (to be published in Spring 2016). Established in 1991, the DJLS operates out of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a non-profit, student-run academic journal that offers undergraduate and graduate law students, as well as recent law graduates (within one year), the opportunity to have their work published to a broad, international subscription base. 

Attached to this message you will find our official Call for Submissions, which contains important information on the submissions process.The DJLS accepts essays, articles, case comments, and reviews concerning contemporary issues, only in Canadian or international law and not exceeding 15,000 words. In celebration of our 25th anniversary, we will also be accepting cartoons and illustrations with a legal theme. Papers selected for publication will be eligible for the following cash prizes:

 

1st prize: $1,000

2nd prize: $500

3rd prize: $250


The deadline for Volume 25 submissions is Friday, October 16, 2015 at 11:59 pm. Papers must be submitted through our website at http://www.djls.org/user/register.

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at djls@dal.ca or visit our website at www.djls.org.

Best regards,

Jane Loyer and Lauren Mills Taylor
Editor-in-Chief

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Call for Submissions; McGill Journal of Law and Health
Confidential student survey: Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities in the Legal Profession, conducted by Queen's University

If you are currently a law student at a Canadian university or graduated from a Canadian law school in 2015 --- then please read on:

 

A Queen’s University research project is looking for participants to complete a confidential online survey.

 

To participate, access the survey at SOGI LawStudents or copy and paste this web address into your browser:

 

http://queensu.fluidsurveys.com/s/SOGI-lawstudentRG/langeng/

 

Please complete the survey by October 17, 2015.

Please note that this survey will be handled completely separate from the version circulated in the fall of 2014. Those who wish to have their answers counted are asked to please complete the current version.

 

The overarching goal of this research project is to produce a comprehensive and critical analysis of how lawyers, law students, and former members of the legal profession of differing sexual orientations and gender identities fare in legal education, the legal profession, current employments, or other activities.

 

This survey seeks responses from all law students of any identity or orientation – all students who identify as heterosexual as well as from those who may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, intersex, questioning, gender fluid, or other sexual minority. Our investigation focuses on the realities of issues of acceptance and support, invisibility, disclosure, bias, and attitudes for all identities/orientations.

  

More details on the study are available at the start of the survey.

 

If you have any complaints, concerns, or questions about this research, please feel free to contact Dr. Audrey Kobayashi, Investigator, by email at kobayasi@queensu.ca , or telephone at 613-533-3035. Any ethical concerns about the study may be directed to the Chair of the General Research Ethics Board at chair.GREB@queensu.ca or 613-533-6081 at Queen’s University.

 

This study has been granted clearance according to the recommended principles of Canadian ethics guidelines and your university’s ethics policies.

 

Survey web address: http://queensu.fluidsurveys.com/s/SOGI-lawstudentRG/langeng/

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Constitutional law conference at Queen's, Oct. 2-3, 2015
Invitation | David Boyd Book Launch | Sept 29 | Munk School

The Program on Water Issues at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, is pleased to host a lecture, discussion, and book launch for one of Canada’s leading experts in environmental law and policy, David R. Boyd.

Featuring his new books: Cleaner, Greener, Healthier: A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies (UBC Press, 2015)  and The Optimistic Environmentalist: Progressing Towards a Greener Future (ECW Press, 2015)

Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Library and Boardroom

Munk School of Global Affairs, Observatory Site

315 Bloor Street West

Toronto, ON M5S 1W7

 

 

Registration is required and space is limited. To register, please visit:

http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/david-boyd-book-launch-cleaner-greenerhealthier-the-optimistic-environmentalist-tickets-18265795486

 

A light lunch will be provided starting at noon. Visit www.powi.ca for more information. 

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Monday, September 28th 6:00 pm: Landscape of Landmark Quality

Scott Mabury, Vice President, University Operations, University of Toronto and Donald Ainslie, Principal, University College are pleased to invite you to the Landscape of Landmark Quality - presentation of design proposals.

This event marks the end of an 8-week intensive design competition for the revitalization of St. George campus’ historic landscapes.

We invite your feedback on the ideas generated by the four selected teams through the competition, and encourage you to distribute this invitation widely.

 Monday, September 28th
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Presentations and Q&A
Convocation Hall

 An exhibition will be held at J. Robert S. Prichard Alumni House, located at 21 King’s College Circle, following the presentation. The competition entries will also be on display at the September 28th event, in the lobby of Convocation Hall.

 RSVP is not required.

 landmark.utoronto.ca

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Late announcements

ALS Welcome Lunch

ALS will be hosting its annual Welcome Lunch next Tuesday (September 22nd) at VC323 from 12:30 to 2:00pm. Come to meet our executive team, learn about upcoming events and opportunities this year, and of course have some free food!

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Sunday, September 27th: Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing Party!

In case you haven’t heard, we are throwing a Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse Viewing Party on Sunday, September 27th to view the last total lunar eclipse visible from Toronto until 2019.

The party is in King’s College Circle and in front of Con Hall and runs from 8:30pm to 12:30am. We’ll be setting up telescopes and other activities. And there’ll be plenty of U of T astronomers on hand to answer any questions. We'll be running an eclipse photography contest, too!

The response has been amazing. 11,000 people have joined our Facebook eclipse event page—far more than we anticipated—which forced us to move from the McLennan building to KCC.

But now that we have our new location, please see https://www.facebook.com/events/756740411138420/ to join, and for the full schedule and details.

Chris Sasaki
Communications Coordinator
Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

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The J. Stephen J. Tatrallyay Memorial Award

THE J. STEPHEN TATRALLYAY MEMORIAL AWARD

The J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award is given by the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (“CCCL”) to a law student selected by the CCCL in its sole and absolute discretion based on the criteria below. The late Stephen Tatrallyay was one of the leading construction lawyers in Canada and a past President and Founding Fellow of the CCCL. Stephen was well known for his consistent contributions to the body of literature in the area of construction law. This Award was created in memory of Stephen and to encourage law students to prepare and submit a paper for consideration by the CCCL.

The law student with the successful submission will:

(i) Receive a $1,000 Award;

(ii) Have their paper published in the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers which has been published annually since 2007;

and

(iii) Be featured in the Articles section of the CCCL website.

Criteria

The paper submitted must be:

(i) by a student who is pursuing a law degree at a Canadian University;

(ii) on any current issue of interest to construction law practitioners and topical to the practice of construction law in Canada;

(iii) no less than 1,400 words;

(iv) not subject to any restriction on publication;

(v) well written with original and innovative thought and based on

thorough research; and

(vi) of sufficient scholarly quality for publication by the College.

To be eligible for consideration the author of the paper must be prepared to confirm in writing that the entirety of the work is original and to must agree to transfer copyright in the paper to the Journal publisher. Submission of a paper for consideration is a representation that the student agrees to these terms.

CCCL reserves the right not to award the prize to any person.

The Award

1. The CCCL, through its Executive shall, at its sole and absolute discretion, determine if any submission meets the criteria and then select the successful submission to be awarded the J. Stephen Tatrallyay Memorial Award (if any). CCCL cannot be compelled to disclose any submission received or its evaluation of those submissions.

2. Any law student with a submission deserving of an honorable mention may be offered the opportunity to have their paper published in the CCCL Journal.

3. The CCCL through its executive expects to select a winner of the Award by March 1, 2016.

Due Date for Submissions

Submissions are to be delivered electronically no later than

 January 15, 2016 to

Matthew Alter, CCCL Publications Chair, at malter@casselsbrock.com.

Submissions will be deemed to be received in confidence.

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Clubs fair draws hundreds: New students explore extracurricular options

Friday, September 18, 2015

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Hundreds of students attended the law schools annual clubs fair, a highlight of law school orientation, looking for that something ‘extra’ – the extracurricular activities to help round out their law degree over the next few years. They had about 30 clubs, plus journals and clinics – enough to fill up the Great Hall in Hart House – from which to choose, ask questions and sign up.

Internationally Trained Lawyers Program launches e-magazine: Snapshots in Time

Saturday, September 19, 2015
a group of international lawyers

By Rommel Salvador, SJD, Director, Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

Snapshots in Time is the new e-magazine of the Faculty of Law’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP). It chronicles the journey to Canada of immigrants who are lawyers in their home countries, and who have come to find a better life and contribute their expertise to the legal profession in Canada. 

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