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.

‘Repercussions beyond Canada’s borders’ if the Act passes

By Sandra Bartlett

The proposed Fair Elections Act is flawed legislation that will weaken democracy in Canada.  

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).

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

By Karen Gross

By Kim Snell, director, Centre for the Legal Profession

Making Life Work: The Perpetual Balancing Act, held by the Centre for the Legal Profession at the Faculty of Law on March 11, featured distinguished panelists: The Honourable Madam Justice Rosalie Abella, Jean Fraser, Trisha Jackson and moderator, Sheila Gibb. The audience of more than 100 people, including students, alumni, and practicing lawyers, heard important advice on the challenges of juggling a law career with the demands of raising a family and outside interests.

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

By K. Elhatton-Lake

Does civility matter in the practice of law? On March 6, 2014, The Hon. Madam Justice Katherine Swinton challenged the audience, at the Program on Ethics in Law and Business lunch time session on "Revisiting the Civility Debate," to consider how the legal profession should approach the incivility among its members.

If you missed the first annual conference of the Program on Ethics in Law and Business, on the subject of "Ethical Issues in the Law Firm Setting," or if you want to remind yourself of some of the insights of the conference speakers, you can now watch the entire conference, or any part of it, on YouTube.

Watch the conference on YouTube (2 hours 45 minutes).

Prof. Audrey Macklin was invited to deliver a lecture on the 100th anniversary of the 1914 Komagata Maru episode, in which migrants from India arriving by ship in Vancouver were denied permission to enter Canada. Her talk, "Getting to We: The Komagata Maru, The Unmaking of Empire and the Making of a Settler Society," is part of the Komagata Maru Week project marking the episode's centennial.

Prof. Yasmin Dawood is a co-author, along with Monique Deveaux, Melissa Williams, Maxwell Cameron, Patti Lenard, and Genevieve Fuji Johnson, of an open letter to the Government of Canada regarding the proposed Fair Elections Act. The letter notes several serious concerns about the proposed provisions in the Act.