TORONTO, Monday, April 30, 2018 – Six students from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School have been selected for prestigious Hennick Centre business law internships that will pay them each $10,000 through to summer’s end. The paid work placements – five of which are being funded by McCarthy Tétrault LLP – were arranged by the […]
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York U researchers map vital organizations for global health challenges
TORONTO, April 19, 2018 – Researchers at York University have identified the most important organizations around the world that contribute to health and would need to be mobilized quickly in the event of an international health emergency like a pandemic. Using internet-based algorithms, researchers at the university mapped the global health system, developing the most […]
Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic receives $80,000 court-directed award
TORONTO, Monday, April 9, 2018 – The Investor Protection Clinic at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School is the recipient of an $80,000 cy-près award from a class action settlement. The award will assist with the ongoing operation of the community clinic including the hiring of four Osgoode students to work part-time at the clinic […]
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 […]
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 […]
