A slew of new distilleries have opened in recent years, with Ontario in the early stages of a distilled spirits renaissance – and some enterprising lawyers are at the centre of it.

JUST.’s newest column, ‘Debatable’, gives two lawyers the opportunity to battle through an interesting and provocative legal issue. Our first issue up for debate is one that has boiled the blood of many a lawyer in recent years: Is Big Law doomed or here to stay?

JUST.’s newest column, ‘Debatable’, gives two lawyers the opportunity to battle through an interesting and provocative legal issue. Envisioned as a friendlier “Hunger Games” or a cuddlier WWE match, we hope that this feature will elicit thought-provoking and competing views on topics of interest to practitioners.

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Brian Iler, of Iler Campbell, Barristers and Solicitors LLP is the winner of the 2016 AMS John Hodgson Award.

While we are lawyers by day, we are also individuals with colourful personalities, quirks and interests that define who we are beyond the practice of law., yet in a world pre-occupied by image and instant information, social media is a perilous tool for the legal profession.

The OBA is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2016 OBA Randall Echlin Mentorship Award is Malcolm MacKillop, Partner, Shields O’Donnell MacKillop LLP.

The Trust & Estates Section of the Ontario Bar Association has named Clare Sullivan as the recipient of the 2016 OBA Award of Excellence in Trusts and Estates Law.

We asked eight tech-savvy lawyers from seven areas of practice to share their top five legal apps and websites.

On April 20th, popular law professor and lawyer Angela Swan was presented with the OBA Award of Distinguished Service.

We are pleased to announce that John A. McLeish, Co-Founder, McLeish Orlando LLP, is a winner of the 2016 OBA Award for Excellence in Insurance Law.