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Graeme Keirstead, KC, has practised law since 1992 and been involved in professional regulation since 1999. As Deputy Registrar and Chief Legal Counsel for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, he sits at the intersection of medicine, governance and public accountability every day. By the time he… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
Graeme Keirstead on Navigating Complexity in Health Regulation
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Mona Muker, alumna of the part-time Professional LLM in General Law.

Administrative law is fundamental to tribunal decision-making, but constitutional issues can surface in the cases adjudicators hear. Even if a tribunal cannot ultimately decide a constitutional question, recognizing when one is present can be important to handling the matter appropriately. Osgoode’s Professional LLM in General Law allowed Mona Muker to… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
How Mona Muker Built an LLM Around Two Areas of Law
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A new era of Canadian nation building projects could translate into a golden age for the country’s construction arbitration field. Bruce Reynolds, the co-Program Chair of Osgoode Professional Development’s National Forum on Construction Arbitration: Designing, Building and Presenting the Case, says that Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled his government’s intention to… Click to Continue Reading.

Program Spotlight
National Forum prepares the profession for a golden age of construction arbitration
5 Min Read
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A comprehensive new certificate program will help lawyers get a handle on the entire secured debt lifecycle. The Osgoode Certificate in Commercial Lending, Enforcement and Restructuring brings together the transactional and disputes sides of the secured finance practice, leading attendees through the structuring, documentation and execution of a secured debt deal,… Click to Continue Reading.

Program Spotlight
How to make the deal and enforce it: Mastering the entire secured debt lifecycle
6 Min Read
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Thomas Clarkson had wanted to complete a master’s degree for years. After a long career in banking and capital markets, he chose Osgoode’s Professional LLM in Securities Law to deepen his understanding of the legal and regulatory framework behind the industry in which he worked. “The law program offers a… Click to Continue Reading.

Alumni Spotlight
Thomas Clarkson on Understanding the “Why” Behind Securities Regulation
3 Min Read
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May 15, 2026, marked a watershed for family law in Canada, according to Julie K. Hannaford. That’s when the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, recognizing a brand-new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV). “There is a long history of torts being engaged by family law… Click to Continue Reading.

Program Chair Spotlight
OsgoodePD program helps family law lawyers get to grips with tort law
5 Min Read