Practice Area Articles

OBA’s Sections are continuing to publish timely articles and relevant resources to keep you apprised of, and equipped to adapt to, the ongoing developments within your areas of practice.

Note: Information or content expressed or made available in these Section articles is that of the respective author(s) and not of the OBA.

CHARITY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT LAW

COVID-19 Pandemic Economic and Tax Measures For Charities and Not-For-Profits
by Robert B. Hayhoe and Gwenyth Stadig, Miller Thomson LLP

NFP Board and Members’ Meetings Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic 
by Theresa L.M. Man, Carters

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION LAW

Top Ten Considerations for Temporary Foreign Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Carrie Wright,BARTLAW LLP | Canadian Immigration

CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

Crisis Management Bulletin: Construction Contracts and COVID-19
by Andrew J. Heal, Heal & Co. LLP

Force Majeure Provisions in the Context of Outbreaks and Protests
by Jackie van Leeuwen, Glaholt Bowles LLP

CORPORATE COUNSEL

Force Majeure and COVID-19: Key Considerations for In-House Counsel
by Wole Akinremi, KPMG LLP

ELDER LAW

Lawyers’ Checklist: Checking for Indicators of Undue Influence During Virtual/Digital (Video) Meetings
by Kimberly A. Whaley, Whaley Estate Litigation Partners

Substitute Treatment Decisions During the COVID-19 Crisis
by Alexander Procope, Perez Bryan Procope LLP

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Keeping Up with Environmental Obligations in the Time of COVID-19
by Jessica Boily, Anna Côté, Mark Youden, Alexei Paish, and Harry Dahme, Gowling WLG

FAMILY LAW

Exposed: What COVID-19 Has Taught Us
by Gary Joseph, MacDonald & Partners LLP

HEALTH LAW

A Recap of Priority CPD Programming: Health Law Now-Emergency Management, Virtual and In-Person Care and Lessons from SARS
by Carina Lentsch

Delivering Virtual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Rozmin Mediratta, Wise Health Law

INSOLVENCY LAW

Changes to Commercial List Operations in Light of COVID-19
by Commercial List Users’ Committee

INSURANCE LAW

Ontario Provides COVID-19 Relief in 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update
by Rachel Gold, KPMG Law LLP

Potential Insurance Coverage for Loss Caused by COVID-19
by Hovsep Afarian, Aidan Cameron, Emmanuelle Poupart, and William G. Scott, McCarthy Tétrault

PENSIONS AND BENEFITS LAW

What’s New in Pension and Benefits - April 2020
by Simon Laxon and Michael Long, Willis Towers Watson

PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAW

Does your Pandemic Plan Align With your Data Security Plan? by Molly Reynolds and Ronak Shah

Program Summary: Privacy Law Now – Exceptions to the Requirement of Consent in the Disclosure of Personal Information, Remote Workforces and Privacy in Health Information
by Rajen Akalu

REAL PROPERTY LAW

Basic Approach for Remote Signing
by Maurizio Romanin, Merredith MacLennan and Ian Speers

TAXATION LAW

Employee Home Office Expenses: Allowances, Reimbursements and Deductibility
by Kevin Yip and Kathryn Walker, Fasken

WOMEN LAWYERS FORUM

April Wellness Tips - The Self-Care List
by Nandi A O Deterville

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Workers’ Compensation & Entitlement for Work-Related COVID-19
by Julie Weller, Matthew Dinsdale

YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION

Working from Home with Children—from a Mom who has no idea what she’s doing
by Jill Lewis, Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP