Brenda Cossman to Receive 2015 OBA Award of Excellence in the Promotion of Women's Equality 01 avril 2015 The OBA Women Lawyers Forum Section is pleased to announce the 2015 OBA Award of Excellence in the Promotion of Women’s Equality will be presented to: Brenda Cossman, a professor at the University of Toronto.
Past OBA President Featured in Hamilton Spectator 01 avril 2015 Read about one of Ontario’s newest judges and former OBA President Justice Paul Sweeny in this article from his hometown newspaper.
OBA Past President Appointed to Superior Court of Justice 31 mars 2015 The OBA congratulates its past president, Paul R. Sweeny, on his recent appointment to the Superior Court of Justice. Justice Sweeny’s intellect and dedication to fairness will serve the Court well.
Lawrence J. Swartz Named Winner of the OBA’s Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Award 18 mars 2015 The OBA/CCCA-Ontario Chapter are pleased to announce Lawrence J. Swartz as the recipient of the 2015 CCCA Ontario Chapter Award of Excellence
Discussing Ontario's Pension Landscape 11 mars 2015 Benefits and Pensions Monitor Online highlights two presentations from the OBA’s March 5th CPD session, “Hot Spots: Changes to Ontario’s Pension Landscape – For Better or For Worse
Mary Ellen Bench To Receive OBA's Tom Marshall Award of Excellence for Public Sector Lawyers 11 mars 2015 The OBA Public Sector Lawyers Section is pleased to announce that the 2015 Tom Marshall Award for Excellence recipient is Mary Ellen Bench.
Alf Kwinter and Owen J.R. Smith, Q.C. to Receive Award of Excellence from the OBA 02 mars 2015 The OBA Insurance Law Section is pleased to announce the 2015 Award for Excellence in Insurance Law: Alf Kwinter (Toronto) and Owen J.R. Smith, Q.C. posthumously (New Liskeard)
OBA Extends Appreciation to Members and Supporters for a Successful Institute 2015 27 février 2015 The OBA Institute 2015 took place February 4-7, 2015 in Toronto and was a tremendous success.
Statement from the Ontario Bar Association Regarding Officers of the Court Arrested in Courthouses 19 février 2015 To protect the interest of all parties, the Ontario Bar Association does not wish to comment on any specific case before the court. Recent publicity around the arrest of a lawyer in court attire at an Ontario Courthouse raises important issues of general principle.
Hot topics from OBA Institute 2015 06 février 2015 Osler’s Jennifer Fairfax’s presentation at the Environmental Law session at OBA Institute 2015 has raised some good discussions about environmental class actions in Canadian common law.