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The OBA extends its sincerest congratulations to Malcolm Mercer, on his recent appointment as new Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario.

A Lawyer’s Daily article highlights the OBA Civil Litigation Section’s recently adopted proposed amendments to the Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction (CPPD).

In the lead-up to Canada’s largest Pride Parade, Ontario lawyers are showing that their profession is a diverse, open and welcoming one.

The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has announced that civil claims online filing has expanded, again, and will now permit filing additional documents including defences.

In the lead-up to the 2018 Ontario Election, the OBA has created “mOBAlize the vote,” a members-only area of its website, designed to connect OBA members with key features of the 2018 Ontario Election.

The OBA has provided the government with expert advice on its work to develop the proposed regulations necessary to implement the amended Construction Lien Act. The OBA received the following update from the Attorney General with respect to the new regulations to support and implement amendments to the Construction Lien Act. The message reads as follows:

Ontario lawyers celebrate the profession’s response to the 2017 U.S. travel bans

Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General recently announced an $86 million investment in legal aid services. It includes $17.2M for community legal clinics and student legal aid services societies.

OBA Members are lawyers who know the value of volunteerism. As the largest voluntary legal organization in the province, OBA members make significant contributions to the profession every day, and this month, they are volunteering to help thousands of Ontarians get free legal advice for their civil legal needs.