The case of Mister Bull, Madame Curie, a modest Ontario bank account and a missing will provides executors with a lesson in overcoming an international impasse with “proof in solemn form” and an example of a predicament that could have been prevented with an expertly prepared estate plan.

As the Crypto Evolution continues, Brent J. Arnold provides an overview of client onboarding, virtual law offices, videoconferencing and privacy/security considerations pertaining to practicing in the metaverse.

Navigating appeals to the Court of Appeal for Ontario can be a challenge for any lawyer, but new lawyers navigating their first appeal are probably doubly stressed, particularly if they are working alone, and especially where the appeal is complicated by a motion to quash. Nancy Sarmento Barkhordari offers a fantastic ensemble of gems from the gurus of appellate advocacy.

From establishing limits and availing yourself of resources, to building your back-up network and creating routines that capitalize on your capabilities and capacity, a sole practitioner shares his advice on balancing a busy practice with fatherhood.

In an interview with OBA Criminal Justice Section newsletter editor Allison Lee, Jeff Carolin, a criminal defence lawyer with a restorative-justice-informed practice, recounts his experience representing a sexual assault complainant in a restorative justice process in Toronto, the first of its kind.

A law student with a passion for employment law reflects on a thorny topic that formed the focus of a recent OBA program – enforcing COVID-19 vaccination policies – and dissects the latest intel and insights from adjudicators in the know.

How to stay on top of jurisprudential developments as a junior lawyer and maintain the requisite level of competency to represent your clients.

Criminal defence lawyer Hamna Anwar makes a request to senior counsel: When you are giving advice to junior lawyers who look up to you, please be mindful of the power of your words. Please do not provide advice that teaches young, racialized women to minimize themselves or play it small.

Stairway accidents result in numerous serious injuries and significant financial losses. A forensic structural engineer outlines the various aspects of stair construction that could affect its safe use, and the responsibilities of those connected to a stair slip-and-fall incident: the property owner, designer, homebuilder, and handrail installer.

After summarizing two recent Human Rights Tribunal decisions that, for the first time, considered the issue of misgendering of gender non-conforming employees in the workplace as well as their employers' failure to address their complaints of discrimination seriously or at all, the authors highlight key findings and provide practical tips for organizations in light of these decisions.