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When Ryan Fleming first heard about the Osgoode Certificate in Consultation (and beyond) with Indigenous Peoples, he thought the program must have been tailor-made for him. The Indigenous researcher was wrapping up work on his master’s thesis when he came across an ad for the programs scrolling through his social… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode certificate helps researcher keep the dialogue going on Consultation with Indigenous Peoples
Max Jarvie likes to say that he came by his interest in AI and the law honestly. Long before he had even considered entering law school, Jarvie was exposed to some rudimentary machine learning technology around the turn of the 21st Century, during his PhD studies in philosophy looking at… Click to Continue Reading.
As far as David Goodis is concerned, there are few legal issues right now more important than the use – and potential abuse – of Canadian citizens’ private data. Goodis has been an instructor at Osgoode since 2016, and he’s also one of the country’s foremost experts in privacy and… Click to Continue Reading.
Back in 1998, Patrick Case thought he might be done with the field of education. Although he had helped transform the recruitment and advancement of racialized teachers during a successful stint in the equity office at the Toronto Boad of Education, Case left the post in the wake of amalgamation,… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfilePatrick Case continues his lifelong adventure in human rights and education at Osgoode
When Susheel Gupta entered the legal profession at the turn of the 21st Century, he quickly developed an interest in the emerging area of tech crime. As a junior lawyer with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) in Ottawa, Susheel was part of a small group of counsel assigned… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileSymposium keeps practitioners up to speed in the fast-moving world of tech crime and electronic evidence
Insurance disputes contain all the ingredients Katherine Di Tomaso needs for a long and fulfilling legal career. “Two main features that have kept me interested and engaged in the area of insurance law are the complexity of the legal issues and the ability to serve clients by helping them solve… Click to Continue Reading.
When it comes to courtroom testimony for law enforcement, high expectations and scant experience can be a dangerous combination. Testifying in court is a daunting prospect for anyone, especially when you consider the stakes of a criminal or regulatory prosecution. While lay witnesses can expect to get some leeway to… Click to Continue Reading.
Instructor ProfileCourtroom testimony for law enforcement professionals: bridging the expectation gap
Katharine Byrick can think of few practice areas more dynamic than mental health law. “It’s an area of the law that is constantly changing and evolving,” says Byrick, the co-program director of the Osgoode Certificate in Mental Health Law. According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, one in five… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightOsgoode’s Certificate in Mental Health Law keeps professionals up to speed in a dynamic field
On June 27, 2025, people gathered online from all over the world to take part in a one-day symposium on Legal Education and the Human Lawyer, co-sponsored by OsgoodePD, the Association of Law Teachers, and The Law Teacher journal. The symposium focused on what is unique and important about human… Click to Continue Reading.
Last week, we were pleased to welcome a group of law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong for our 20-day Summer Study Abroad Program at Osgoode Professional Development. The students arrived on Thursday and were welcomed with a lunch on Friday, where Meghan Thomas and Victoria Watkins introduced… Click to Continue Reading.
When Jay Chalke got his first taste of ombudsing back in the mid-1980s, there weren’t many places a fledgling professional like him could turn for advice about what the job would entail. The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman was barely a decade old when Chalke – a fresh call to… Click to Continue Reading.
Program SpotlightJay Chalke helps ombuds and the ombuds-curious get to grips with the role