Editors' Note

This special issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal is a tribute to our friend, mentor, and colleague, Michael Trebilcock. The articles were first presented at a symposium to honour Professor Trebilcock, held at the University of Toronto in October 2009 and organized by the four of us.

The hallmark of Professor Trebilcock's scholarship is his combination of rigorous economic analysis with a deep-seated humanitarianism and commitment to social justice. He has brought his unique blend of analytical skills to bear on a wide range of topics, including competition law, immigration law, international trade law, and law and development, and he has had a profound influence on generations of students, on this university, and on Canadian society at large. This volume contains thirty articles spanning the main areas of Professor Trebilcock's scholarly interest, and most of the authors are former students of his who have since gone on to successful academic careers of their own. We hope the volume will stand as a lasting testament to the extraordinary breadth and depth of Professor Trebilcock's academic engagement.

It is particularly fitting that this collection should be published in the University of Toronto Law Journal, not only because the University of Toronto Faculty of Law has been Professor Trebilcock's home since 1972 but also because he has been a frequent contributor to the journal throughout his career. He published fifteen articles in the UTLJ from 1972 through 2009, covering topics as diverse as deregulation in Canada, reform of government, the Canadian tainted blood scandal, family law, no-fault accident compensation, products liability, communal property rights in Papua New Guinea, limited liability in corporate law, the doctrine of unconscionability in contract law, and consumer protection. A noteworthy feature of this opus is that many of these contributions were co-authored with students or junior colleagues. Professor Trebilcock's UTLJ publications stand as a monument to his generosity, influence, and intellectual stamina, just as we intend the present volume, comprising the work of others, to do.

We are grateful to three former deans of the Faculty of Law—Frank Iacobucci, Rob Prichard, and Ron Daniels—whose generous donations made this publication possible. Professor Trebilcock not only made their lives as deans easier but was, and remains, a dear friend to each of them. We thank them for their enthusiastic support of this enterprise. We would also like to thank the Law Foundation of Ontario for a grant without which the symposium would not have been possible, and the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, for valuable support. We are grateful to Karen Knop, editor of the UTLJ, for giving us the opportunity to guest edit this special issue, as well as for her advice and assistance. And, finally, thanks to Bryan Thomas and Dennis Kao for their indispensable editorial and administrative contributions.