There is a seminal debate in Formula 1: what is more important, the car or driver? While some would correctly assume it is a balance of both, most believe the car makes the difference. Lando Norris and the McLaren F1 Team seem determined to prove those fans wrong. The United States Grand Prix summed up McLaren’s 2024 season. Despite starting on pole position, Norris failed to defend his lead...
When hearing news about North Korean soldiers, most thoughts go to the Designated Military Zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea. However, there have been multiple allegations in October 2024 that North Korean soldiers are prepared to take on combat roles in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Ukraine alleged that North Korean soldiers are currently being trained in Russia before being sent to the...
November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Canada. In order to understand the complexities of domestic violence, it is important to raise awareness about a type of abuse that very often goes unnoticed, unreported, and consequently unpunished—coercive control. A Recent Act of Intimate Partner Violence in Canada On 18 October 2024, Brenda Tatlock-Burke was killed by her toxic and controlling...
“School-age children are paying an unacceptable price for the growing conflict and insecurity in eastern DRC,” said UNICEF Representative Grant Leaity.[1] If you have been privy to world events over the past year and a bit, you might have heard about several ongoing issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”), a country located in central Africa. The DRC is facing a myriad of issues...
Sheikh opened the doors to her new firm in June 2024 Photo Credit: muneezasheikhlaw.com Bay Street is often likened to a revolving door. Lawyers come and go. However, every so often, experienced lawyers decide to take the career-defining step of opening their own firms, and a new revolving door is opened. As the Canadian legal community expands and widens, leading professionals will inevitably...
Can lawyers have tattoos? This question might be on the minds of young lawyers who want to express themselves. It may also be on the mind of lawyers who have developed an interest in ink and are considering booking an appointment with an artist. Ever vigilant, these lawyers may be concerned about being judged down the road for anything other than their submissions in court. This concern also...
Photo Credit: Andranik Hakobyan – Getty Images After conversing with family lawyers from large firms and those who are sole practitioners, it becomes easier to understand the vastness of the field of family law. From what I can tell, family law captures a wide array of legal considerations, going beyond divorces, this area of practice explores wills and estates, torts, property law, and...
Obiter Dicta, Osgoode’s student newspaper, is looking for contributors to fill its columns with riveting writing. Whatever interests you will sure to find a place in one our sections, whether News, Opinion, Arts & Culture, or Sports. Writers of all backgrounds and styles are welcome. No prior experience required—your ideas, your pen, and a willingness to trade in legal writing for the...
It’s emblematic of the current intolerant climate that I feel compelled to publish this letter anonymously. Nonetheless, as an individual of decent conscience, this matter is too important to neglect. This letter comes from a place of deep compassion and the moral obligation we owe humanity to speak up when grotesque injustice becomes the norm. These are the values Osgoode prides itself on, and I...
Photo Credit: Karthikeya Gautam Most of my photos are shot on the Pentax Spotmatic, which is a 35mm film camera with an M42 screw mount. I like to pair it with a 50mm f/1.4, which is the original lens manufactured for this piece, and one which, in my opinion, works like a charm on it. Before I get into my history with this camera, it would be a disservice not to provide a brief rundown of its own...
Photo Credit: Focus Features I’ll be honest—when I first saw the trailer for Conclave, it did not seem like my cup of tea. Knowing nothing except that it follows the classified process of electing a new pope, I was expecting a repetitive and preachy commentary on theology. But after devouring director Edward Berger’s brutal yet beautiful 2022 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front, I...
As a general rule, I try to leave the house as little as possible. Continuously enabling me in this endeavour—no, lifestyle— is the fact that I am a second year law student. One of the greatest things about being a 2L is that I have even less occasion to leave the house than when I was a 1L. Some find this surprising given that 1L was more work and therefore required more time spent at home...
“Wanna try out my fuzzy pink handcuffs?” Sabrina Carpenter sings in her song “Juno.” This lyric has inspired an impromptu moment of fan engagement during Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour where she hands out fuzzy pink handcuffs to someone in the venue’s pit for being “too hot.” How exactly impromptu is this seemingly spontaneous moment, and are there any legal risks of liability artists...
One of my favourite reads and a book that has made the greatest impact on me is The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. Brown is a social work graduate, researcher, and storyteller whose research focuses primarily on shame, empathy, and courage. She has spent time researching and discussing the concepts of “wholeheartedness” or “wholehearted living.” She shares that wholehearted living includes...
On 31 October 2024, The Sims 4, one of the most downloaded games ever, released its seventeenth expansion pack (and its seventy-second pack in general): “The Sims 4: Life & Death.” This got me thinking about my lifeline when it comes to the Sims, the series developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. I remember buying the base game around 2018, a time when I wanted to focus on...
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Glance at Each Team’s Sophomore Season New names, fresh looks, and larger arenas to accompany familiar faces in their renewed quest for the Walter Cup Photo Credit: Christian Bender/PWHL Following an inaugural season without nicknames—resulting in jerseys with similar diagonal wordmark patterns—the six teams of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) are set to welcome their second...
Many law students do not encounter the word “moot” until they enter law school. At first, it can certainly be an intimidating endeavour. After their first moot competition, some students may never touch another one again. But others may become absorbed in it, dedicating hours to mooting throughout their law school careers. From 28 to 30 October, many of Osgoode’s 1L students got their first taste...
Photo CredIt: LIonsgate Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a moviegoing experience in a category of its own. My 9:00 pm IMAX screening on the Saturday of opening weekend was attended by maybe a dozen others, half of whom would walk out before the movie was over. I can hardly blame them; the movie is bizarre and features plotlines that are introduced and never again addressed, nonsense...
Photo CredIt: AP Images/Kaung Zaw HeIn With all the excitement and turmoil over the past few years, the ongoing conflict in Myanmar has been absent from the minds of many. In September 2024, the military government rejected the peace offer to the various rebel groups and began to forcibly conscript young men into the army to try to offset their losses. But just how did things get here? The...
Each year, Osgoode Hall Law School welcomes a diverse student body from all walks of life. These students not only bring a keen interest in the legal career, but also the perspectives of various backgrounds. As a result, many clubs at Osgoode have emerged that reflect the interests of new generations of lawyers over the years. In September 2024, a number of new student clubs were ratified in...
Osgoode recently celebrated the well-deserved promotions of five exceptional professors. Dean Farrow proudly presented the recommendations, made by President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, to York University’s Board of Governors. Professors Carys Craig, Valerio De Stefano, Dayna Scott, and Sara Slinn have all attained the prestigious title of Full Professor. At the same time, Professor...