Multiple Areas of Law Intersect
A single athletics matter may involve safety, negligence, human rights, privacy, procedural fairness, employment obligations or institutional policy—sometimes at the same time.
Student Athletics Membership
Ongoing Canadian Education Law Insight for Student Athletics
Access a growing, searchable collection of Canadian cases affecting student athletes, coaches, schools, post-secondary institutions and athletics organizations—supported by practical implications for more informed and defensible decision-making.
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Why This Membership Matters
Student Athletics Raises Distinct Legal and Institutional Risks
Decisions involving athlete safety, accommodation, eligibility, discipline, coaching conduct, privacy and institutional responsibility can engage multiple areas of Canadian law. Relevant decisions arise across both Primary (K–12) and post-secondary education and may be difficult to identify through general legal or education-sector research.
Relevant Cases Cross Education Sectors
Important lessons may emerge from schools, universities, colleges, courts, tribunals and regulatory proceedings. The relevant body of law is not contained within one education sector.
General Research Can Miss the Connection
Athletics-related implications are not always apparent from a case title or legal category. Focused monitoring helps reveal recurring risks and practical lessons for athletics programs.
Pendulum Law brings these developments together
in one focused membership—helping those responsible for
student athletics recognize recurring risks, understand
how Canadian decision-makers have approached them and
consider the implications for their own practices.
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Social media and electronic communications continue to create legal and professional challenges for educators and school leaders. Our newest Special Issue brings together recent Canadian cases involving social media posts, personal cell phone use, text messaging, professional boundaries and reporting obligations, highlighting the need for clear, practical policies that work both inside and outside the classroom.
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