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Education Legislation Faces Charter Challenge

  • November 22, 2012
  • Susan Luft

Susan Luft of the Ontario Secondary Schools Federation provides her take on the Act to Implement Restraint Measures in the Education Sector and the resulting charter challenge by a number of the largest stakeholders in Ontario’s education sector.

Education Law

University Accommodation of Anxiety Disorder

  • July 04, 2012
  • Lai-King Hum

Universities are often challenged by the need to accommodate students with medical conditions. However, the balance between maintaining legitimate academic standards and treating a student fairly by accommodating for medical conditions is sometimes hard to achieve.

Education Law

OBA Education Law Dinner Program – Keynote by Honourable Laurel Broten

  • July 04, 2012
  • Nadya Tymochenko

On May 31, 2012 the Education Law Section was honoured to have the Minister of Education, Laure Broten, present at the final dinner meeting of the year. Minister Broten’s speech asked the question ‘Is Ontario’s Education Act ready for the 21st century?’

Education Law

Education Law session at Institute 2012

  • July 04, 2012
  • Andrew Carricato

The Ontario Bar Association Institute 2012 offered a session in Education Law on the subject of key issues relating to the globalization of education. Program chairs Lai-King Hum, Harris Rosen and Alan Wolfish facilitated a morning full of thought provoking panelists.

Education Law

Education Amendment Act (Concussions)

  • July 04, 2012
  • Gareth Stackhouse

Concussions, their causes, signs, symptoms, and proper treatment have become top of mind in the last year, due in part to the media attention following Sidney Crosby’s temporary hiatus from the NHL as a result of concussions he has suffered.

Education Law

Message from Chair

  • July 04, 2012

As my term as Chair of the Education Law section nears its end, I take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude for the honour of having presided over this section.

Education Law