Please join us in congratulating Linda Silver Dranoff on being appointed to the Order of Ontario for 2019. For the complete list of appointees, and more information on this honour, please visit https://news.ontario.ca/en/backgrounder/59858/the-2019-appointees-to-the-order-of-ontario. Linda Silver Dranoff — Toronto A lawyer, writer and social justice activist, Linda Silver Dranoff has devoted her career to transforming family law,… Read more »

Osgoode Society Editor-in-Chief, Professor Jim Phillips, has been inducted into the Bertha Wilson Honour Society at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. The Bertha Wilson Honour Society was created in 2012 to recognize “extraordinary alumni and showcase their geographic reach and contributions to law and society.” This year, Jim is among a handful… Read more »

OSGOODE SOCIETY AWARDS. The Osgoode Society is very pleased to announce the 2020 winners of two of its awards. Peter Oliver Prize. Named for the Society’s first and long-serving Editor-in-Chief, the Peter Oliver Prize is given for published work in Canadian legal history by a student. The 2020 winner is Jacqueline Briggs, a Ph.D. student… Read more »

The Osgoode Society is thrilled to announce that one of its 2019 publications, Eric Reiter, Wounded Feelings: Litigating Emotions in Quebec 1870-1950, has been awarded the Canadian Historical Association’s Prize for the best Scholarly book in Canadian history , and the Governor General’s  Award for Scholarly Research.. Congratulations to Professor Reiter.  

Osgoode Society author Blake Brown has been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for his outstanding scholarship and has been named a member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.The Royal Society of Canada established the College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artist in 2014. The college recognizes individuals who have begun… Read more »

The Osgoode Society Awards honour emerging and established scholars, promote Canadian legal history   Toronto — The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is honouring four scholars at a special ceremony on June 19, in recognition of the recent contributions they have made to furthering Canadians’ understanding of the country’s legal history. At the Osgoode… Read more »

 A History of Law in Canada, Volume One is a monumental and masterful work. It fills a gap in Canadian scholarship by providing a comprehensive, well-written and informative account of the history of law in Canada. Its 900 pages of text and footnotes reflect an astonishing range of knowledge. It breaks new ground in its… Read more »

Osgoode Society book named Number 3 on Hill Times best 100 books of 2017 https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/12/18/hill-times-list-100-best-books-2017/128829

Please see the recent  article and review of Claire L’Heureux-Dube: A Life which appeared in the Globe and Mail on Monday. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-retired-supreme-court-justice-claire-lheureux-dubes-biography/