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Angela GuMay 2, 2021
More Demographic Information: What the Law School Does Not Report
Expected debt upon graduation, political party affiliation, and drinking frequency In addition to the standard information reported in this year’s “Toronto 2L Recruit Demographic Survey […]
Vivian ChengApril 29, 2021
Letter from the Editors
April 7, 2021. Dear Readers, Drumroll, please! It’s what you’ve been waiting for — the one, the only — the Recruit Special is finally here! […]
Angela GuMarch 4, 2021
Dean Brunnée Chairs First Faculty Council of Term
Council meeting discusses new Dean’s priorities, mandatory TRC course, and sessional dates On February 10, Professor Jutta Brunnée chaired her first Faculty Council as Dean […]
Vivian ChengMarch 3, 2021
Letter from the Editors
Dear Readers, We are halfway through the second term, and three-quarters of the way through this strange school year. We wanted to acknowledge some of […]
Vivian ChengJanuary 27, 2021
Out with Yak’s Snacks, in with Brunnée’s Canapés?
Editors’ Corner Welcome back to another issue of Editor’s Corner, where members of UV’s Senior Editorial Team espouse their opinions on something arbitrary and divisive. […]
Vivian ChengJanuary 27, 2021
Letter from the Editors
Happy 2021! Another year, another semester at U of T Zoom School of Law. The new Dean, Jutta Brunée, has begun her term, students are […]
Angela GuJanuary 27, 2021
An Overview of Former Dean Iacobucci’s Tenure
Campaigning for excellence and more Professor Edward Iacobucci’s five-year term as Dean came to a close on December 31, 2020. Ultra Vires (UV) took this […]
Angela GuJanuary 27, 2021
SLS and IIO Launch the 2021 Reconciliation Resolution Challenge
A new opportunity for students and faculty to engage with historical and contemporary Indigenous topics On Wednesday, January 13, the Students’ Law Society (SLS) and […]
Angela GuJanuary 27, 2021
UBC Allard Law Students Document Alleged Peer Non-Compliance With Public Health Orders
Career Services Office requests deletion of student-crowdsourced spreadsheet The University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law’s Career Services Office (CSO) asked students […]
Vivian ChengNovember 27, 2020
Letter from the Editors
Dear law school community, It’s November! With days getting darker earlier, full lockdown looming, and exams approaching, it’s an especially stressful time. We wish you […]
Annecy PangNovember 27, 2020
Eggnog: Eggcellent or Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Editors’ Corner Welcome back to the monthly article where members of the Senior Editorial Team espouse their views on a controversial foodstuff. This month, given […]
Vivian ChengNovember 2, 2020
Letter from the Editors
October 28, 2020. Dear law school community and beyond, Happy spooky season! We hope you are staying healthy and safe as the law school locks […]
Vivian ChengNovember 2, 2020
Beets: delicious or devilish?
Editors’ Corner Welcome to Editor’s Corner, the (hopefully) monthly column where Ultra Vires’ Senior Editorial Board espouses their thoughts on arbitrary, yet divisive topics. This […]
Vivian ChengOctober 6, 2020
Letter from the Editors
October 1, 2020. Welcome, and welcome back to U of T Law! It’s undoubtedly a strange year, but shaping up to be an eventful one. […]
Adrienne RalphOctober 5, 2020
Intra Vires
Totally real news from a socially distanced semester at the Faculty of Law U of T Faculty of Law awarded the MESSY Cup Always needing […]
Angela GuJune 3, 2020
Statement of Solidarity
To our law school community and beyond, You have probably heard this a million times in a million ways over the past few days, over […]
Angela GuApril 7, 2020
Asper Centre, IHRP Co-Host Canadian Media Freedom Symposium
On Friday, March 6, the Faculty of Law’s David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights and the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) co-hosted a symposium on […]
Amy ChenApril 6, 2020
How far will a woman go for Mango White Claw?
Ain’t no laws when you’re drinking Claws On a cold Saturday morning, 29 February 2020, White Claw landed in Toronto. It soon became available in […]
Angela GuApril 6, 2020
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street—In Concert
The Demon! Barber! of Fleet! Street! Murder, cannibalism, complicity, maybe even fraud and trespass—there are crimes galore in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet […]
Angela GuApril 6, 2020
PBSC holds Volunteer Appreciation Event
Event marks launch of Chief Justice Richard Wagner Awards for student volunteers On Thursday March 5, the U of T and Osgoode chapters of Pro […]
Angela GuMarch 8, 2020
Ten Cheap & Fun Things to do in Toronto
Activities for your student budget Toronto has plenty of interesting things to do in the summer, but that doesn’t mean that it’s boring in the […]
Angela GuMarch 8, 2020
A Morning in Court with Chair Girl
A Follow-Up to Decorum Schmecorum On Friday February 7, we visited the Old City Hall courthouse to see the 10am sentencing hearing of the infamous […]
Angela GuMarch 8, 2020
Anna Su Discusses International Human Rights Law, AI
On Wednesday February 12, Professor Anna Su gave a talk at U of T’s Center for Ethics as part of its Ethics@Noon series. The talk […]
Angela GuFebruary 3, 2020
An Interview with Professor Gillian Hadfield
Hadfield’s work occurs at intersection of law, AI On January 16, 2020, Professor Gillian Hadfield delivered the keynote presentation at the CIFAR Canada-US AI Symposium […]
Angela GuDecember 4, 2019
DLS Hit by Cyber Security Incident
Downtown Legal Services (DLS) has been responding to a cyber security incident. On November 21, DLS discovered a virus on their network that affected an […]
Angela GuDecember 2, 2019
Coffee and Tea with Rosalie… Abella J.
Dean Iacobucci hosts special edition of “Yak’s Snacks” with guest Justice Abella Supreme Court of Canada puisne justice the Honourable Rosalie Abella visited the Faculty […]
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