2020

The OBA Public Sector Lawyers Section is pleased to announce the Honourable Howard I. Wetston, Q.C. is the recipient of the 2016 Tom Marshall Award of Excellence for Public Sector Lawyers.

The OBA Trusts and Estates Law Section is pleased to announce Clare Sullivan, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP as its 2016 Trusts and Estates Law Section Award winner.

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Ontario Bar Association member Lauren Rachlin on March 18, 2016.

This spring, the Insurance Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association will present its 11th Annual Award for Excellence in Insurance Law.

The OBA congratulates member Paul Jonathan Saguil on winning the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) Community Builder Award, which recognizes strong commitment to community engagements.

The Law Society Human Rights Award, established in 2013, recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of human rights and/or the promotion of the rule of law provincially, nationally or internationally. The award is granted every two years to an individual who has demonstrated devotion to the advancement of human rights and the rule of law over a long term or a single outstanding act of service.

The Ministry of the Attorney General has launched a new pilot program that gives survivors of sexual assault access to free legal advice any time after the incident , regardless of how much time has passed. The pilot will be available to survivors living in the City of Toronto, the City of Ottawa , and the District of Thunder Bay later this spring.

Past OBA President Orlando Da Silva, LSM will receive a Law Society Medal for his work to bring mental health issues to the forefront of the legal profession.

The OBA congratulates this year’s Law Society Awards recipients, including Past OBA President Orlando Da Silva and OBA members Jennifer Babe, Ronda Bessner, Ronald Caza, David Estrin, Errol Mendes and Lisa Borsook.

Ontario has established a new Business Law Advisory Council that will make recommendations to reform laws that are responsive to changing business priorities and supportive of a prosperous economy. Appointed to the Council are OBA members Carol Hansell (Chair), E. Patrick Shea (Vice-Chair), Jennifer Babe, Andy Chan, Doug Downey, John Ground QC, Sheila Murray, Arlene O’Neill, Rob Scavone and Peter Viitre.