Faculty of Law

Tomorrow’s Campus Has Arrived

These eight donor-supported buildings are giving students great new places to learn

Better Protections for Investors

Law professor Anita Anand is calling for improved safeguards for the 50 per cent of Canadians who own stocks

A Professional “Safe Space” in the #MeToo Era

U of T alumni created #GoSponsorHer to advance women’s careers

An Indigenous Musician Turns to the Law

First-year student Conlin Delbaere-Sawchuk is interested in how cultural appropriation affects Aboriginal artists

A Legacy of Mentorship

U of T creates memorial scholarship and chair in honour of alumnus Geoff Taber, who died tragically in a fire in 2016

Hungry for Failure

Defeat might taste like sawdust drizzled with WD-40, but I’ve developed a taste for it

So You Want to Build a Startup?

10 tips from some of Canada’s top entrepreneurs

Helping Machine-Learning Startups Succeed

Artificial intelligence could soon transform almost everything. The Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab will place U of T entrepreneurs at the forefront

How Building Design Can Make Collaboration Easier

The design of the Jackman Law Building reflects the need for shared, creative spaces for both students and faculty

“The Stars Are Aligning for Our Nation”

Margaret Froh is the first woman to lead the Métis Nation of Ontario

Lawyer for the Public Interest

Renatta Austin wanted to help kids in trouble at school. To do so, she’s redefining how a law practice can work

Mx

New honorific is for people who don't want to reveal their gender

Those Things We Do

Relive some of the wonderful, and occasionally weird, traditions that occur only at U of T

Everyone’s Campus Home

New warden John Monahan on the allure of Hart House

Chair for Investor Rights Seeks Better Protections for Canadians

A gift from the Honourable Hal Jackman establishes the J.R. Kimber Chair at the Faculty of Law

Cooling Off

Will the Paris climate accord succeed where Kyoto didn’t?

Children of Earth and Sky

Guy Gavriel Kay's latest novel takes place during the European Renaissance

Against Their Will

Being forced into marriage is an all-too-real nightmare for some Canadians

Champion for Human Rights

Renu Mandhane will shape the province as Ontario’s newest Human Rights Commissioner

Elementary, My Dear Watson

Computer science students are developing a legal application for IBM’s Jeopardy-winning computer as part of $100,000 contest

21st-Century Law

A U of T grad is helping Ontario courts join the digital age

The Bully Who is Everywhere

The Internet makes it easy to be mean. No wonder cyberbullying among teens has everyone worried.

In Memoriam: Joan Lax

Joan Lax made her mark in a male-dominated profession

Hot Tubbing

In the world of law, hot tubbing is a common practice

A Bright Light

Dorrian Porter builds a monument to visionary Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley

History’s Turning Points

A major gift to Trinity College will help bring recent events into sharper focus for students

A Do-It-Yourself Legal Kit?

Monica Goyal’s company helps people avoid hefty lawyer’s fees

Patent Wars

Intellectual property rights are intended to foster innovation. But could they actually be stifling it?

Moot Point

Practising courtroom skills was a lot more fun in the days of student pranks

Power Walker

How lawyer Randy Pepper discovered that walking 100 km in 48 hours is a powerful way to raise funds.

Urban Farmer

Ran Goel is leading an agricultural revolution

Building a Bright Legal Future

Faculty of Law launches a $53-million campaign

Politics and the One Per Cent

What effect will unlimited corporate spending have on the U.S. election?

Holding Court

Last fall, two U of T grads were appointed to the nation's highest court

Rights of Girls and Women

Law student Meghan Lindo worked in Kenya to seek justice for victims of sexual assault

Online Media Maven

Rachel Sklar is a champion for women in the media and tech fields – and she makes a lot of people's "lists"

Law Gets Down to Business

New global law degree is designed for execs who can’t take time off work

The Watchman

Human rights researcher Samer Muscati helps Iraqis find justice in a nation beginning to rebuild

Women’s Advocate

Christine Kung’u fights for the rights of abused women in her native Kenya

In the Name of the Daughter

In her literary debut, lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs wonders about the personal costs of activism

A Cure for Red Tape

Instead of fighting bureaucratic inefficiency, why not go around it?

The Next Big Idea

Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more

The Lives of Animals

Most animals raised for food in Canada live on industrial sites where they never go outdoors. Under our laws, this is perfectly legal, but is it ethical?

Birthright Lottery

Why should the accidental circumstances of birth confer almost unlimited opportunity to some and condemn others to a life of struggle?

Breaking the Cycle

The City of Toronto is not doing enough to make the streets safe for cyclists

Melissa Kluger

“The award motivated me to dream up new ideas and take risks”

Women in Law

Some women leave the legal profession to raise a family. A new Faculty of Law program helps them return

The Bicycle Messenger

Métis law student Joshua Sutherland has something to say to native youth

Death Becomes Him

Novelist Andrew Pyper goes in for the kill

Raising the Bar

Law grad Cathy Spoel provides a boost for track and field

The House That Dave Built

How law grad David Shore took one misanthropic doctor, added a large dose of twisted humour and created the hit medical drama House

So You Want to Write for Pictures?

From movies to TV and comedy to animation, here is a small sampling of U of T alumni who wrote their way to success south of the border

Behind Enemy Lines

U of T grads John Kenneth Macalister and Frank Pickersgill trained as spies during the Second World War. An unlucky break brought their lives to a tragic end

Heavens Above

The ceiling in Flavelle House is a great example of art nouveau

Jonathan Anschell

As general counsel for CBS Television, he rubs shoulders with a lot of celebrities. But one meeting in particular stands out

Father Figure

Bryan Friedman's award-winning documentary charts his dad's quest for bodybuilding supremacy

One Person, Half a Vote?

Ontario, Alberta and B.C. being shortchanged in Parliament, study finds

Trailblazers

U of T Faculty of Law salutes its female grads

Fostering Leaders in Law

Gift from former chairman of Blake, Cassels & Graydon's, creates scholarships for engineering and law