March2018

THUNDER BAY – Pascale Daigneault, president of the Ontario Bar Association, was among the dignitaries gathered to mark the opening of the Thunder Bay Court HouseApril 23.

TORONTO – The legal stars of tomorrow will be on full display Thursday as teams of high school students from Windsor, Sudbury, Brantford, Ottawa, Mississauga, Richmond Hill and Brampton compete for the provincial championship of the Ontario Bar Association Secondary School Mock Trial Tournament.

Statement by Pascale Daigneault, president of the Ontario Bar Association: We, at the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), are extremely saddened by the passing of our friend Jim Flaherty.

The resignation of Linda Jeffrey, minister of municipal affairs and housing, clearing the way for her to run for mayor of Brampton, sparked a cabinet mini-shuffle last week, one in which lawyers figured prominently.

The issue of accreditation of Trinity Western University’s proposed law school is examined in a story by writer Charlotte Santry in the current issue of the Law Times.

The Ontario Bar Association’s position raising concerns about Bill 69, the Prompt Payment Act, was noted in a recent story by Andrew Reeves of QP Briefing.

A story in FrancoPress.ca takes note of the Ontario Bar Association’s support for calls for the appointment of judges to superior courts and appeal courts who are fully capable of hearing cases in both official languages.

“In a recent article in SooToday, some northern mayors claimed that ‘there is no need for Bill 83.’

“Lawyers from Toronto and New York will meet in both cities to talk about cross-border issues and how to serve their clients better,” the Law Times reports.