By Benjamin VanderWindt On Thursday, May 12, the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution, in partnership with Osgoode Professional Development and the International Academy of Mediators (IAM), hosted its annual Conference on Mediation. The day's topic was Navigating Risk in Mediation: Risk Analysis & Decision Making. The day was comprised of a host of insightful and […]
By the Clinic/Campus Division of the Osgoode Mediation Program Last month, the Osgoode Mediation Clinic (OMC), Campus-Clinic Division, successfully hosted its second annual Osgoode Advocacy Week. This is a relatively new initiative for the clinic as the idea was first conceived in 2019. Although Osgoode Advocacy Week 2020 was cancelled due to the start of […]
By Kathleen Gregus As many know, the Osgoode Mediation Clinic (OMC) allows Osgoode students the opportunity to provide free mediations, conflict resolution training, and personal conflict coaching to the community within and surrounding York University. Over the past year, members of the OMC Campus Clinic Division have committed to developing skills as mediators and negotiators with […]
In October 2021, Ontario’s Family Law Limited Scope Services Project (the “Project”) found its new home at Osgoode Hall Law School under the combined care of the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Osgoode Mediation Clinic. The Project’s mandate is to improve access to family justice for middle-income Ontarians by establishing an online, province-wide directory of […]
By Mario Lofranco Over the past 18 months, we have become accustomed to seeing each other through a small rectangle, with a person’s name on the bottom of that screen, and a Wi-Fi strength indicator located in the bottom left corner. Since the beginning of the current academic year, I have had the pleasure of […]
By Stefania Mariani and Arielle Masur Access to justice is a persisting problem in the legal community. As law students and mediators at the Osgoode Mediation Clinic, we know that alternative dispute resolution, namely mediation, is one way in which we can facilitate entry to the justice system. However, the access to justice crisis has […]
By Melissa Paglialunga Imagine this scenario: You and your partner decided to buy a new home several years ago, excited to take this momentous step in your personal lives and eager to move into a safe environment to raise your children. However, a few years later, you are devastated to discover mould growing in the […]
By Josiah Schaafsma Prior to attending law school, my interactions with the justice system were quite minimal. Having never been to court before, I somewhat naively believed that courts and tribunals were set up in a manner that empowered individuals to resolve their conflicts by giving each party a voice and then having the issue […]
By Kathleen Gregus As discussed by Phoebe Goldig in a previous Justice Innovation Blog post, mediation can be a very effective alternative to courtroom litigation. By way of summary, mediation operates as a process in which individuals or groups in both personal and professional capacities may resolve disputes outside of formal court litigation. In mediation, […]
By Phoebe Goldig Picture this scenario: you, the defendant, your representation, and the presiding judge appear at your motion hearing in Small Claims Court as scheduled. No one appears for the opposing side. After waiting five minutes, the judge instructs your counsel to reach out to opposing counsel to ask whether they (and/or the plaintiff) […]