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U of T law and computer science students launch Toronto chapter of Legal Hackers club

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.

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Law of Leadership concentration launched for U of T Law’s GPLLM program

By Karen Gross

Emma PhillipsNavigating 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.

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Expert Round Table on Medical Assistance in Dying in the Context of Mental Health and Dementia

Can – and should – we expand the Medical Assistance in Dying act to people with mental illness and dementia?

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.

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Panel on Lawyers’ Duties in an Age of Shareholder Activism

Shareholder activism, lawyers’ duties, and the grey areas in between

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.

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