Practice Areas

Lawyers at Emond Harnden are particularly well-versed in the law dealing with the organization and operation of school boards. We provide legal advice on the interpretation of the Education Act and its regulations, as well as other relevant legislation.

The education law team provides legal advice and services to school boards, enabling them to operate with optimum efficiency.

Emond Harnden’s expertise extends to numerous situations that may arise in education law, including the following:

• legal advice on all questions involving youth problems;
• legal representation at all levels, including before the Special Education Tribunal;
• legal advice on disciplinary problems and legal representation at suspension or expulsion hearings;
• legal advice on access to information requests;
• defence of privacy rights with respect to students’ files;
• legal advice and legal representation on matters covered by the Ontario Human Rights Code;
• legal advice on conflict of interest issues;
• legal advice on custody and matrimonial conflicts affecting students under the authority of the school board;
• legal advice on school closings and real estate issues;
• assistance in drafting school board by-laws or administrative guidelines as well as legal advice on their implementation; and
• defence of constitutional rights.