2024

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.

Toronto, ON – OBA Institute kicks off today and is expected to bring more than 1500 of Ontario’s lawyers and judges to Toronto.

Looking back at 2014, OBA member Gareth Gibbins helped lead submissions to Ontario’s Ministry of Finance that saw welcomed improvements to the Pension Benefits Act.

OBA President sat in on the CBC’s Ontario Today program taking calls from lawyers and addressing the topic of mental health in the legal profession

OBA President Orlando Da Silva discusses the OBA’s work to raise awareness and advance a public conversation about mental health in the legal profession.

: In an interview with CBC Ottawa, OBA President Orlando Da Silva discusses some of the unique concerns of lawyers when it comes to managing their mental health and what the OBA is doing to address those needs.

The Law Times has named OBA President Orlando Da Silva and OBA SOGIC Executive Member Douglas Judson as two of the legal sector’s top newsmakers for 2014.

OBA President Orlando Da Silva joins Lorna Dueck and other guests to discuss depression and the importance of reaching out for help

OBA President Orlando Da Silva spoke recently at the Niagara Health System’s “Day in Psychiatry” event. By sharing his experiences with depression, he is helping to advance the conversation about mental health in the legal profession and beyond.