Debate surrounding the copyrightability of fashion designs has created significant conversation across various jurisdictions. As designers seek greater protection of their creative works, there continues to exist an interesting and complex dynamic between granting protection and ensuring that essential elements and designs remain part of the public domain.

Lawyers, natural problem-solvers and strategic thinkers, are best equipped to devise innovative ways to deliver legal advice, documentation and action that address our clients' needs effectively and efficiently. And, I would argue, we bear a responsibility to do so.

In this address – delivered in Kingston at the OBA’s September Council Meeting – President Colin Stevenson explains the impetus behind his practice innovation mandate and outlines how the OBA will help all members keep pace with the rate of change.

Careful drafting with an eye to removing and replacing gendered pronouns and gender assumptions is a small but critical way the legal profession can promote equality and respect for gender diverse Canadians.

Cognizant of the culture of perfection and fear of reprisal that too often prevent those in the legal community from reporting abuse, the Discrimination and Harassment Counsel Program offers confidential, customized, cost-free services to lawyers and students in search of solutions and support.

What BigLaw can learn from the practical peer-to-peer support lawyers in solo and smaller firms enjoy.

With its new Momentum Campaign, the OBA is drawing attention to the topic of gender roles and inequality by engaging the profession and encouraging everyone to consider changing their behaviour or assumptions.

Four of the most talked-about topics in estate-planning that every savvy solicitor should be hip to.

Over the past year, you have embraced and shared my interest in helping to advance gender equality and have helped build terrific momentum, for which I will forever be grateful.

Poised to assume the OBA presidency on September 1, Colin Stevenson sits down to talk legal innovation, triathlons and the inspiration he has drawn from an eccentric TV barrister and an extraordinary Supreme Court of Canada justice.