TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2014 – York University is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dean Lorne Sossin to a second five-year term as Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School and Dean Janusz Kozinski to a second five-year term as Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering. The appointments were approved by the Executive Committee […]
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Osgoode Hall Law School professor available to comment on new regulations to encourage female board members
TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2014 − The Ontario Securities Commission and other provincial and territorial securities regulators have announced new rules designed to increase the proportion of women on corporate boards. Companies will now be required to report annually on their plans to do this. Professor Aaron Dhir, of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, […]
Osgoode Hall Law School celebrates 125 years of leadership in legal education
TORONTO, October 6, 2014 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will officially mark the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1889 with an Osgoode@125 Celebration on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 12:20pm in Gowlings Hall. All are welcome. Osgoode Dean Lorne Sossin will serve as master of ceremonies for the event, which will […]
Osgoode Hall Law School announces new approach for financial accessibility
TORONTO, September 15, 2014 – Osgoode Hall Law School at York University today announced an innovative five-year pilot program that will see a minimum of five Juris Doctor (JD) students a year offered admission to the Law School on an income contingent loan basis. Starting in 2015, eligible JD students will not pay tuition while […]
New website addresses Ontario law students’ mental health needs
TORONTO, September 8, 2014 – Ontario’s 4,100 law students have an important new resource for student wellness and mental health funded by the Ontario Government and developed by York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in collaboration with the province’s six other law schools. JustBalance (www.justbalance.ca) is an engaging new website that provides support for Ontario […]
York U experts available to comment on rift between Supreme Court and PMO
TORONTO, May 2, 2014 – With the Prime Minister’s Office issuing a statement suggesting Stephen Harper refused to accept a phone call from Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and a subsequent rebuttal from the Chief Justice’s office, questions have arisen regarding the relationship between the PMO and the nation’s top court. […]
Osgoode’s 2013 Constitutional Cases Conference
17th Annual Analysis of Supreme Court of Canada’s Constitutional Decisions TORONTO, April 7, 2014 – One of Toronto’s most highly anticipated legal conferences for 17 years, Osgoode Hall Law School’s Constitutional Cases Conference, examining constitutional decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada from the past year, will take place on Friday, April 11, […]
