I recently attended the 2016 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention - the world’s leading mineral exploration convention. This was my first time attending as a law student, after participating in the convention as an employee of a corporation in the extractive industry – an industry in which I have worked for […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Climate Change Litigation in Ontario: Hot Prospects and International Influences
I recently spoke about climate change litigation at the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2016 as part of a panel with former Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Stephen Goudge, now of the law firm Paliare Roland, and John Terry of Torys, one of the authors of the excellent treatise The Law of Climate Change in Canada. The event was organized by Jennifer […]
Clinic Co-Director David Estrin receives 2016 Law Society Medal
Osgoode EJS Clinic co-director David Estrin has won the Law Society of Upper Canada's Law Society Medal 2016 for exceptional career achievements and community contributions. The Law Society's announcement described David's accomplishments: "Called to the Bar in 1971, David Estrin is recognized as a true pioneer in the development of environmental law in Canada and internationally through his work as […]