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Late this afternoon, the Law Society released a report of its Access to Justice Committee, which makes recommendations for the development of specialized paralegal licenses to provide family law services. The Committee seeks approval of these and other recommendations at the Law Society Convocation tomorrow morning (December 1, 2017 at 9 am).

OBA President Quinn Ross delivers opening remarks at RODA's 3rd Annual Diversity Conference in Partnership with the OBA.

The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has announced that civil claims online filing will be available across Ontario as of November 27, 2017

OBA President Quinn Ross writes to Law Society on Statement of Principles.

OBA President Quinn Ross speaks with CBC Radio's Here and Now for OBA Make A Will Month 2017.

Earlier this month, the Director of Titles for the Province of Ontario advised that a web-based application to be known as "Teraview on the Web" will be released regionally across Ontario beginning January 8, 2018.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the Honourable Sébastien Grammond on his appointment to the Federal Court.

To launch Make A Will Month 2017, Caroline Abela spoke with CBC Ontario Morning host Wei Chen about the OBA’s new public awareness campaign and the importance of having a properly drafted will.

On October 30, 2017 the province announced a new Bail Directive, which is an attempt to respond to court delays (post-R. v. Jordan) and reduce the number of individuals awaiting trial in custody.

After a serving as the Ontario Bar Association’s Executive Director and Counsel for more than a decade, Steve Pengelly has announced his plan to retire. The timing of Steve’s departure will be be finalized pending the appointment of his successor, but will most likely occur at the end of 2017 or early in 2018.