Submissions and Legislative Updates

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Meaningful Change for Family Justice - Beyond Wise Words Report

  • March 08, 2013

The Ontario Bar Association, Family Law Section (the “Section”) wishes to congratulate the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters (the "Committee") on the excellent work on the Beyond Wise Words Report (the "Report") dated December 19, 2012.

Civil Litigation, Family Law

Status Notice and Hearings

  • June 01, 2012

As promised, I am writing to provide more detail on one of the issues of growing concern, namely, the “status notice” and “status hearing” procedures outlined in Rule 48.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Civil Litigation

Re: Report of the Expert Advisory Panel on Anti-SLAPP

  • February 29, 2012

As the people on the front lines of the justice system, OBA members understand the crucial importance of ensuring access to justice to protect legitimate legal rights while avoiding the chill on public participation and drain on public resources that ill-motivated law suits can exact.

Civil Litigation, Environmental Law, Municipal Law