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- New Program Directors in the Certificate in Administrative Adjudication
Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) are pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Nastasi and Deborah Pressman as Co- Program Directors of the Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals. Liz an … Read more »
- Osgoode certificate helps businesses improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Businesses that can weather the ongoing storm surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace will emerge stronger, according to employment lawyer and human resources consultant Laura Williams. After a brief period of virtual public consensus in favour of EDI initiatives, Williams, the … Read more »
- Osgoode certificate explores the business of gambling law
If anyone knows how far gambling law has come in Ontario, it’s Don Bourgeois. Bourgeois had his first professional encounters with the practice area in the late 1980s as a lawyer with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, a department with a particularly wide-ranging mandate. “It was a … Read more »
- How Alex Miller bridged the gap between criminal law and labour and employment law at Osgoode
Alex Miller got her first exposure to labour and employment law from an unexpected source. After articling and practising at a small criminal law firm, she didn’t think she would be making much of a professional leap when she applied to cover a maternity leave position at a GTA police service. “From … Read more »
- Justice Rick Libman helps legal professionals handle summary conviction matters
Legal education isn’t just for lawyers. As Ontario Court Justice Rick Libman points out, the vast majority of matters in his court are summary conviction cases, which fall within the scope of practice for paralegals licensed in this province. That was part of the inspiration for the creation of the … Read more »