Osgoode Hall Law School adopts new Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement

 A genuine watershed moment,” says Dean TORONTO, April 6, 2018 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will introduce an Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement in its Juris Doctor (JD) degree program starting this September. The new degree requirement is aligned with Osgoode’s commitment to reconciliation, one of five priorities outlined in the Access Osgoode […]

Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin to address Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference

TORONTO, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 – Retired Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin will deliver the 2018 Laskin Lecture Friday at 1:30pm at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University’s 2018 Constitutional Cases Conference. The topic of her lecture, which is hosted by the York Centre for Public Policy and Law, is "The […]

Keeping family law disputes out of court yields better results at less cost, study finds

Most lawyers and clients prefer to resolve family law disputes through collaboration rather than in court, and collaboration is less expensive than litigation, a new study shows. The study, by the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF) based at the University of Calgary and the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) based […]

Keeping family law disputes out of court yields better results at less cost, study finds

Most lawyers and clients prefer to resolve family law disputes through collaboration rather than in court, and collaboration is less expensive than litigation, a new study shows. The study, by the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF) based at the University of Calgary and the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) based […]

Osgoode Hall Law School and DUKE Heights BIA launch free online legal service

Local businesses to benefit from the new legal information service TORONTO, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the DUKE Heights Business Improvement Area (BIA) will celebrate the launch of DUKE Law – a free online legal information service for BIA members – on Friday, Feb. 23 from 8:30 to […]

Osgoode conference focuses on vision for future of AI governance in Canada

TORONTO, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 – The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) raises complex ethical and legal concerns that will be examined in “Bracing for Impact: The Artificial Intelligence Challenge,” a one-day international conference on Friday, Feb. 2, organized by IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University’s intellectual property law and technology […]

York U research explains why global responses to pandemics are too slow

Outbreaks during holiday periods and summer may be deadly  TORONTO, Friday, January 19, 2018 – New research shows that political dilly-dallying delays global responses to emerging pandemics more than poor surveillance capacity. Steven J. Hoffman, professor in the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, Faculty of Health and Osgoode Hall Law School and his colleague […]

Lawyers support Guatemalan colleague in fight against Canadian silver mine

Osgoode Professor Shin Imai is available to discuss why Canadian lawyers are pressuring the federal government to help ensure the safety of a Guatemalan colleague TORONTO, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 – Canadian lawyers and international organizations are asking the Canadian and Guatemalan governments to ensure the safety of Guatemalan lawyer Rafael Maldonado in a fight […]

Intellectual Property: Fuel for the Fire or Shelf Life of a Banana?

IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School host intellectual property symposium in honour of Osgoode Prof. David Vaver TORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 – For nearly 40 years, Professor David Vaver has been a guiding force in the Canadian intellectual property (IP) landscape. On Monday, Nov. 20, IP Osgoode and Osgoode Hall Law School at […]

Osgoode clinic provides free legal assistance to aggrieved investors

TORONTO, November 2, 2017 – The Investor Protection Clinic at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School wants to hear from investors who believe that their funds have been mishandled and who cannot afford a lawyer to help them sort out the problem. The newly launched Clinic – the first of its kind in Canada – […]