08/2023
…ean-Claude practices civil litigation and public and administrative law at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP in Toronto. As a civil litigator he deals with a wide range of business and personal disputes, including in the specialized area of defamation. He has also spent most of his career acting as a prosecutor for regulated health profession colleges, and regularly acts in discipline hearings, judicial reviews and appeals, and other administ…
10/2024
…w and North-South relations, and law and development. The main focus is on areas of public international law, and to a lesser extent domestic law and policy, governing the regulatory relationship between the state and foreign owners of assets in a country. Particular attention is paid to bilateral investment treaties (e.g. Canada-China FIPA, other BITs) and regional trade agreements (e.g. NAFTA, CETA). The seminar also examines the burgeoning body…
09/2020
…d those forms of abuse. As a lawyer, Susan was a pioneer in developing the area of civil liability for sexual abuse in Canada. She was counsel on several landmark civil cases, authored many articles and co-authored a textbook (Civil Liability for Sexual abuse and Violence in Canada, 2000), and served as counsel to various public inquiries and a provincial Task Force involving issues of sexual and other forms of violence. The Susan Vella Social Jus…
03/2022
…conciliation and justice. An Institutional Commitment One of six key focus areas in our 2021-2025 strategic plan is advancing reconciliation and justice. This strategic priority commits us to advancing existing Indigenization and decolonization efforts at the Law School, and to developing a number of new initiatives. Examples of new strategic initiatives include the development of an Elder-in-Residence program and the creation of a KGN Transition…
10/2024
…racism, whether systemic or individual, in their interpretation of various areas of criminal law. How has recognition of this particular piece of “social context” been integrated into judicial decision-making and criminal procedure? Students will study key parts of the criminal trial process from start to finish including bail, jury selection, Charter and common law motions, and sentencing. By the end of the course students will be: i) familiar wi…
10/2024
…both oral and written feedback throughout. We will focus on a substantive area of constitutional law (ex., freedom of expression, equality or division of powers) as well as questions of procedure, evidence (adjudicative and legislative, privilege) and judicial notice. A key focus is on the importance of remedies as an initial consideration, not as an afterthought. The seminar also involves working through problems in small groups and presenting p…
09/2024
…dates must have a profound interest in extending knowledge about the broad area of corporate governance and investor protection in both a practical and theoretical manner. A record of generating innovative, substantive, rigorous, and as appropriate, externally funded research. A record of making influential contributions and demonstrating excellence of recognized international calibre in the field, as evident in: the research plan; a record of hig…
07/2014
…ution training and coaching to York University student and the surrounding area. Specialized in five areas: youth conflicts (including bullying), housing disagreements, family disputes, campus related issues, and personal and professional conflicts. Are you an Osgoode Hall Law School student looking at apply for the Mediation Intensive Clinical Program? Click here. Are you an experienced Mediator interested in volunteering with the clinic? Contact…
04/2015
…nding will be awarded to students with an expertise in the broadly defined area of commercial law as part of Osgoode’s upper year scholarship process. Class of 2014 Bursary The Class of 2014 Bursary was created to celebrate the Class of 2014 graduation and create a legacy for future students. It will be given annually to a graduating JD student who has incurred significant debt pursuing her/his legal education who intends to pursue a career in the…
05/2020
…onal Law classes for her patience in helping students understand a complex area and her connection of theory to practice, a hallmark of the Professional LLM program.” OsgoodePD CLE Award: Julie Hannaford Julie Hannaford, founder of JK Hannaford Barristers, “has been involved in OsgoodePD’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop as a Senior Team Leader for 30 years. Most recently, she played an integral role in Osgoode’s Certificate in Family Law Skills…