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The Ontario-New York Legal Summit

  • March 28, 2014

With ever-increasing trade and business across the U.S.-Canadian border, lawyers must keep abreast of cross-border legal issues in order to best serve their clients' needs and increase their own business development opportunities.

Business Law

New Developments

Provincial Policy Statement, 2014

  • March 27, 2014

The Provincial Policy Statement, 2014 is issued under section 3 of the Planning Act. It is effective April 30, 2014 and applies to planning decisions made on or after that date. It replaces the Provincial Policy Statement, 2005.

Municipal Law

Archived Video

Divine Discoveries: Building A Great Case (YLD)

  • March 07, 2014

Get practical tips from the pros on how to be great (if not divine) at this half-day program on key elements such as preparation, e-discovery, credibility, and undertakings.

Civil Litigation, Young Lawyers' Division

Archived Video

Your First Civil Trial (YLD)

  • March 07, 2014

At this half-day program, prominent litigators will share with you their time-tested strategies and practical advice on topics ranging from preparing your case to the closing argument.

Civil Litigation, Young Lawyers' Division

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NATIONAL MAGAZINE: Non-discrimination in legal education

  • February 22, 2014

Amy Sakalusas, past chair of the CBA’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC), set the tone for a vigorous debate at Council on a resolution, overwhelmingly adopted, urging Canada’s law societies and its national coordinating body to require all legal education programs to offer equal opportunity to all without discrimination.

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law

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NATIONAL MAGAZINE: Human rights at the Olympics

  • February 22, 2014

In the lead-up to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a lot of the media attention centred on human rights abuses by the Russian government, specifically the law passed in Russia against anti-gay propaganda.

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law