Mundell Medal

About the award

The Mundell Medal celebrates excellence in legal writing by Ontario writers who have made notable contributions to law and letters published in the past year or over the course of a career. The award recognizes:

• literary finesse
• clear expression
• expertise

Who is eligible

Eligible candidates include:

• lawyers
• academics
• other legal writers such as journalists or historians

You can nominate someone who was previously nominated. 

Submit a nomination

The nomination period for the Mundell Medal is now open.

Your nomination should include:

• a cover letter describing the nominee’s achievements and why they meet the criteria for the award
• a list of the nominee’s published writings
• two copies of one writing sample

Submit your nomination either:

• by mail to:
  The Honourable Gary Trotter
  Chair, Selection Committee for the David W. Mundell Medal
  Osgoode Hall
  130 Queen Street West
  Toronto, Ontario
  M5H 2N5
• by email to Stephanie.Ho2@ontario.ca 

Nominations reflecting Ontario’s diversity are encouraged.

Send questions about the Mundell Medal by email to sarah.wright@ontario.ca.  

Nomination deadline

You must submit your nomination by Friday November 28, 2025.

Award winner

The winner(s) of the Mundell Medal will be announced in Spring 2026.

History of the award

The Mundell Medal was established in 1986 by Ian Scott, former Attorney General, to advance and foster the effective use of language in the legal profession.

The award honours the late David Walter Mundell, a renowned constitutional lawyer and the first director of the Ministry of the Attorney General’s Constitutional Law Branch.

The medal was designed by the late Kenneth Jarvis, a lawyer and former Secretary of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Past recipients

Learn about past Mundell Medal recipients below.