Lionel Smith, McGill University

Research

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Fundamental comparative private law private law in common law and civil law law governing unjust enrichment loyalty and trusts succession and gifts philosophical foundations of private law

Latest funding

The transsystemic destiny of unjust enrichment
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$200,782
Atelier sur le thème de L'affectation en droit privé
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$10,297
The Worlds of the Trust/La fiducie dans tous ses états
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$22,003

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

The transsystemic destiny of unjust enrichment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Lionel D.

Keywords: law; comparative law; transsystemic law; legal methodology; unjust enrichment; legal education

$200,782

Atelier sur le thème de L'affectation en droit privé

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Lionel D.

Keywords: droit privé; théorie du droit; droit civil; common law; doctrine fondamentale; terminologie; droit comparé; propriété; patrimoine; personne juridique

$10,297

The Worlds of the Trust/La fiducie dans tous ses états

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Smith, Lionel D.

Keywords: trust law; comparative law; civil law; common law; legal history; legal theory; jurilinguistics

$22,003

Enrichment, loyalty, and gift

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Lionel D.

Keywords: law; trust; loyalty; fiduciary obligations; commercial law; unjust enrichment; restitution; comparative law; negotiorum gestio; mandate; gift

$43,407

Pour un regard trans-systémique sur le droit privé : faut-il repenser l'enseignement du droit

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006International Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Jutras, Daniel

Keywords: education; droit comparé; pluralisme juridique; legal theory; teaching materials; lesson

$17,450

The idea of trust and the law of trusts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Lionel

Keywords: trusts; fiduciary obligations; comparative law; corporate law; asset management; financial markets; comparative law; globalization

$71,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Fundamental comparative private law Dear Professor Smith, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on fundamental comparative private law connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]