A United Kingdom law school has changed course and will no longer be hiring a former University of Manitoba dean who left his position under mysterious circumstances. A week after the University of Southampton announced that Jonathan Black-Branch would be their law school's new head of school, a spokesperson for the university said that is no longer the case. Black-Branch suddenly left his position as the dean of the faculty of law at the University of Manitoba in July, after going on leave in May. When CBC News learned of Black-Branch's new position last week, requests for comment were sent to Southampton University. A University of Manitoba spokesperson said the university became aware of Black-Branch's new position last week and would not comment any further.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2020 17:03 UTC