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At the September 28th Law Society of Upper Canada Convocation, LawPro announced base premium pricing for 2018, along with changes to the insurance program, including a change to the civil litigation transaction levy as follows:

Law Society Name Change; Equality Diversity and Inclusion; Information session on new obligations; Second Annual Access to Justice Week; Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration; CANFest 2017.

This year the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General introduced a new online service for filing civil claims for six locations in the Superior Court of Justice. The service, which can be accessed here, has been available in the pilot locations of Brampton, Ottawa, London, Newmarket and Sudbury for approximately five months and in Toronto for two months.

The Ontario government intends to transition the review of procurement complaints to third-party providers.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is pleased to announce Quinn Ross as the 83rd President of the OBA.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates those voted to Canadian Lawyer’s 2017 Top 25 Most Influential list, including the several OBA members honoured.

The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) has awarded The Ontario Bar Association one of only 18 annual awards granted to competitors representing more than 300 organizations.

The OBA congratulates Juliet Knapton on her recent appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board (Ottawa District Office).

In accordance with the OBA By-law, all members are hereby advised that the OBA annual meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 15, 2017 at 6 p.m.

The Civil Litigation Section is pleased to announce Peter Griffin, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP as the recipient of the 2017 OBA Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation.