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The OBA has provided the government with expert advice on its work to develop the proposed regulations necessary to implement the amended Construction Lien Act. The OBA received the following update from the Attorney General with respect to the new regulations to support and implement amendments to the Construction Lien Act. The message reads as follows:

New family law rules and forms have been officially approved by the Attorney General and will take effect as follows:

Ontario lawyers celebrate the profession’s response to the 2017 U.S. travel bans

The OBA’s Insurance Law section is pleased to announce C. Kirk Boggs as the recipient of its 2018 OBA Award for Excellence in Family Law in Insurance Law.

The OBA Awards Gala 2018 will take place April 25, 2018 at the Omni King Edward Hotel (37 King St. E., Toronto, ON). The annual black-tie-optional event is an inspired evening that celebrates exceptional contributions members of the bar have made to the profession.

The OBA has been advised by the Attorney General that the Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition, done at The Hague on July 1, 1985 (the Hague Trust Convention), and set out in Schedule 1 to the International Recognition of Trusts Act, 2017 will come into force on May 1, 2018

Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General recently announced an $86 million investment in legal aid services. It includes $17.2M for community legal clinics and student legal aid services societies.

The OBA’s Family Law Section is pleased to announce The Honourable George Czutrin as the recipient of its 2018 OBA Award for Excellence in Family Law in Memory of James G. McLeod.

The OBA’s Labour and Employment Law Section is pleased to announce Douglas MacLeod as the recipient of its 2018 OBA Randall Echlin Mentorship Award.

The OBA’s Pensions & Benefits Section is pleased to announce Deborah McPhail as the recipient of its 2018 Award of Excellence in Pensions & Benefits Law