"Features" post category.
By Peter Boisseau
A group of law and computer science students are joining forces to bridge the gap between legal codes and technology.
The students have just formed a U of T chapter of Legal Hackers, a worldwide organization focused on instilling the “hacker mentality” in the practice of law.
LC: How do you stay connected to the U of T Faculty of Law?
By Karen Gross
Navigating today’s ever evolving, increasingly complex human rights and health and safety legislation can be treacherous for even the most informed employers and managers. “The legal obligations on employers are much more robust than they used to be,” says alumna and adjunct professor Emma Phillips, JD 2005.
By Peter Boisseau / Photos by Dhoui Chang
A roundtable discussion on whether Canada’s euthanasia law should be expanded instead veered into a debate about lack of access to quality health care, underscoring concerns about the existing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) act and many related issues.
By Peter Boisseau / Photos by Dhoui Chang
An increase in proxy fights, as sophisticated shareholders wrestle for control of corporations, places a spotlight on that balancing act and raises complex questions about lawyers’ duties and responsibilities, said Anita Anand, J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
