Allan Leal

Allan Leal
Allan Leal
Chancellor of the McMaster University
	In office; 1977–1986
Preceded by	Lawrence Pennell
Succeeded by	John H. Panabaker
Personal details
Born	Herbert Allan Borden Leal; June 15, 1917; Oxford University
Occupation	civil servant and academic

Herbert Allan Borden Leal,

QC (June 15, 1917 – October 12, 1999) was a Canadian civil servant and academic. He was Deputy Attorney General of Ontario, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, and chancellor of McMaster University

.

Born in

Queen's Counsel

in 1959.

Leal practiced law from 1948 to 1950. In 1950, he became a lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1956, he became vice-dean and a full professor of law. From 1958 to 1966, he was dean of the law school. He was dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, when it was engaged in a major debate about the future of legal education in Ontario – and in particular, how much influence the legal profession should have on legal education. He was appointed vice-chairman of the Ontario Law Reform Commission, which was the first statutory law reform body in the British Commonwealth. Upon the appointment of the Honourable James C. McRuer to head the Royal Commission on Civil Rights, Leal became chairman of the Ontario Law Reform Commission. He headed the Canadian delegation to the Hague Conference on Private International Law and chaired the drafting committee that piloted the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. He was also a special lecturer in property law in the Faculty of Law at the

Deputy Minister

, during the negotiation of the Trudeau era constitutional reforms which led to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He contributed to Roy McMurtry's reputation as a law reformer and was intimately involved in the province's family law reforms. On stepping down from the Ministry in 1981, he served as special adviser to Premier William G. Davis on Constitutional Matters. From 1977 to 1986, he was chancellor of McMaster University, where he had been a star of the university football team.

From 1975 to 1976, Leal was president of the Empire Club of Canada. From 1991 to 1994, he was reeve of the Municipality of Village of Tweed.

In 1983, Leal was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He received honorary degrees from McMaster University (1963), York University (1978), University of Western Ontario (1982) and Dalhousie University (1983).

References

"Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2007-01-07.^{[permanent dead link]}
"The Late Allan Leal". House of Commons Hansard for the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session, Wednesday, October 20, 1999. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
"Chancellors of McMaster University". Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
"In Memoriam". Harvard Law Bulletin. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
"Past Presidents". Empire Club of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
Order of Canada citation
Paul Patton (1984-10-11). "Where are they now? Allan Leal Intercollegiate sports". The Globe and Mail. p. M14.

Academic offices
Preceded by Lawrence Pennell	Chancellor of McMaster University 1977–1986	Succeeded by John H. Panabaker