Education

BCL, University of Oxford (with Distinction)
JD, University of Toronto (with Distinction)
BA (Hons), Memorial University of Newfoundland

Overview

Christoph Pike is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Law. Before joining the SJD program, he practised commercial litigation in the Toronto office of a national law firm. While completing his JD, Christoph served as a senior editor of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. He currently holds the Runnymede Society's Marshall Rothstein Fellowship and serves as a senior editor of the Dicey Law Review. His published work has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Christoph’s doctoral research concerns the law of bribes and secret commissions. His broader interests include the law of obligations, equity, general jurisprudence, and legal history.

Areas of Interest

  • Contract Law
  • Legal History
  • Legal Theory
  • Private Law
  • Tort Law

Selected Publications

Christoph Pike, "Now We’re Talking: Revisiting the Canadian Approach to No Oral Modification Clauses”, Queen’s Law Journal, Fall 2021, Vol. 47(1), pp. 1-37


Honours and Awards

Marshall Rothstein Fellowship (2025-2026)
Robert Law Fellowship in Legal Ethics (2025)
Donner Civic Leadership Fellowship (2017)
Leslie Thoms Convocation Award (2016)
University Medal for Academic Excellence in Political Science (2016)
Law Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador Scholarship (2016)
Reginald H. Brown, Q.C., Memorial Scholarship (2016)
Memorial University Alumni Entrance Scholarship (2012-2016)