Professor Roderick Wood has returned to Edmonton after completing his responsibilities as the inaugural Estey Chair of Business Law at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan during the 2014-15 academic year. While in Saskatoon, Professor Wood taught courses in bankruptcy law and in corporate restructuring law, and gave presentations to the CBA Saskatchewan Bankruptcy Section and the Business Law North Section on recent developments in bankruptcy law and secured transactions law. He also delivered a presentation to the bankruptcy panel judges at the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Education Seminar.
In March 2015, Professor Wood delivered the inaugural Estey Lecture entitled Commercial Law at the Crossroads which examined the elusive search for certainty in commercial law. In May 2015, he organized and presented at the Estey Symposium on Experiential and Active Learning in Business Law which showcased the use of simulations and role playing, externships, clinical programs, capstone courses, flipped classrooms, tutorials and problem based learning methodologies. In June 2015, Professor Wood attended the Canadian Conference on Personal Property Security Law in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he delivered a presentation on recent judicial developments in secured transactions law.