The Advanced Certificate in Adjudication

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A joint program of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) and Osgoode Professional Development – the creators of acclaimed Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards & Tribunals – the Advanced Certificate in Adjudication will take your skills to the next level. The Advanced Certificate is designed to cover in-depth the key areas that experienced tribunal adjudicators have identified as essential to their professional development.

The modular design of the Certificate allows you to customize your learning pathway and take programs in the precise areas that you need to develop.

Current planned offerings include:

• Effective Communication in the Hearing Room – June 4, 2018
• Mediation for Adjudicators – October 3 & 4, 2018
• Effective Hearing Management – December 3, 2018
• Managing Evidentiary Challenges – January 28, 2019
• Advanced Decision Writing – April 25 & 26, 2019
• Advanced Administrative & Regulatory Decision Making – June 3, 2019
• Culturally Competent Adjudication & Adjudicating Human Rights Issues – September 30 – October 1, 2019

Additional elective modules on other critical issues will be announced on a rolling basis throughout 2017 and 2018.

Certificate Requirements

5 days of program modules must be completed within a two year period and you must also successfully pass an in-class or online assessment in each module (format varies by program).

Space is strictly limited in each program to ensure an engaging learning experience. Delegates who have declared their intention to complete the Certificate (after completion of first module) will be given priority placement in subsequent modules.

Register now – in one or more programs – to secure your place.

Faculty

Co-Chairs

• Lorne Sossin, Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School
• Heather Gibbs, President, SOAR; Manager of Legal Services, Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario

Program Director

• Pamela Chapman, Legal Educator and Consultant

Faculty includes

• • Shelley Appleby-Ostroff, Sessional Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
  • Aaron Barth, Ph.D., President Dialectic Solutions
  • The Honourable John Evans, Counsel to Goldblatt Partners, Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal (retired)
  • Michelle Flaherty, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
  • Heather Gibbs, Vice-Chair, Environmental Review Tribunal Ontario (ELTO)
  • David Goodis, Assistant Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
  • Greig Henderson, Professor, University of Toronto
  • Neil Khanna, Counsel, Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario (ELTO)
  • The Honourable Susan Lang, Ontario Court of Appeal (retired)
  • Justice John Laskin, Ontario Court of Appeal
  • Margaret Leighton, Counsel to the Executive Chair/Manager of Legal Services, Social Justice Tribunals of Ontario (SJTO)
  • Leslie H. Macleod, Adjunct Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School; Founder, Leslie H. Macleod & Associates
  • Virginia McRae, Sessional Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
  • Justice Anne Molloy, Superior Court of Justice
  • Barbara J. Morris, Program Coordinator & Professor, Humber College
  • Tim Moseley, Vice-chair, Ontario Securities Commission
  • Zeynep Onen, Workplace Safety & Insurance Tribunal
  • Deborah Pressman, Arbitrator, Financial Services Commission of Ontario
  • David A. Wright, Chair, Law Society Tribunal

Agenda

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Fees

Fees include attendance, program materials, continental breakfast, lunch and break refreshments.

Program Changes

We will make every effort to present the program as advertised, but it may be necessary to change the date, location, speakers or content with little or no notice. In the event of program cancellation, York University’s and Osgoode Hall Law School’s liability is limited to reimbursement of paid fees.

Cancellations, Rainchecks and Substitutions

Substitution of registrants is permitted at any time. If you are unable to find a substitute, a full refund is available if a cancellation request is received in writing 14 days prior to each program start date. If a cancellation request is made with less than 14 days’ notice, a $75 administration fee will apply. No other refund is available.

FAQs

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Program Details

Questions on program registration?
Please contact the Registration Team at osgoodepd@osgoode.yorku.ca

Questions on the program content?
Please contact the Program Lawyer:
Gail Geronimo at ggeronimo@osgoode.yorku.ca