From: Singh, Amit <amit.singh@yale.edu>

Sent: Wednesday 12 February 2025 17:01

To: obligations@uwo.ca

Cc: Lau, Arthur; Faisal Bhabha

Subject: Yale-Toronto Private Law Theory Discussion Group workshop - March 7, 2025

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

I am writing to invite you to the 2025 iteration of the Yale-Toronto Private Law Theory Discussion Group, which will be held online (via Zoom) on March 7, 2025 from 1-4:30pm EST.

 

The Private Law Theory Discussion Group is a joint initiative between the Center for Private Law at Yale Law School and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The workshop aims to provide a forum for established and early-career scholars to present their in-progress work in private law theory to an audience of students and faculty. The Discussion Group has a broad understanding of private law and theory. Papers have focussed on doctrinal issues with a theoretical overlay or more abstract issues related to private law.  

 

This year's event will feature presentations from a stellar lineup of speakers and commentators:

 

1:00-2:00pm: Erik Encarnacion (UT Austin Law) on anti-discrimination law and contract; with a comment by Anthony Sangiuliano (University of Toronto Faculty of Law)

2:15-3:15pm: Helen Scott (Oxford Law) on restitution and unjust enrichment; with a comment by  Maytal Gilboa (Western Law)

3:30-4:30pm: Benjamin Zipursky (Fordham Law) on moral luck, Bernard Williams, and the law; with a comment by Gregory Antill (Columbia Law)

 

More information is available here: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-events/yale-toronto-private-law-theory-discussion-group-annual-workshop.

 

The papers and Zoom link will be distributed at least a week before the event. Anyone is welcome to attend, including (and especially) individuals not affiliated with the Yale Law School or the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. If you are interested in attending, please reply to me at amit.singh@yale.edu or my colleague Faisal at f.bhabha@mail.utoronto.ca so that we can add you to the distribution list for the paper and Zoom link.

 

Special thanks to Professors Daniel Markovits (Yale) and Larissa Katz (Toronto) for their continued support of this initiative, which is now in its fifth iteration.

 

Best wishes,

Amit Singh (on behalf of Faisal, Arthur, and Amit)