Nouvelles

OBA Office Holiday Closure

  • 20 décembre 2018

The OBA offices will be closed for the holidays between 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 OBA Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice

  • 19 décembre 2018

Every year the Criminal Law Section of the OBA celebrates one of its members, acknowledged by peers as a leading practitioner and contributor to Criminal Law in Ontario through the OBA Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice. This is your opportunity to recognize the colleagues, peers or mentors who have had the most meaningful impact on the practice in Ontario and in the advancing the profession as a whole.

OBA president sits down with CTV Ottawa

  • 19 novembre 2018

Ontario Bar Association President Lynne Vicars appeared on CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live on Monday, Nov. 18 to talk about the OBA’s Make A Will Month

OBA Recognizes Rising Stars

  • 13 novembre 2018

The OBA would like to acknowledge our members who were recently named Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40.

OBA Congratulates Justice Benjamin Zarnett

  • 12 novembre 2018

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) would like to congratulate Benjamin Zarnett for his appointment as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Justice Zarnett is a former recipient of our Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation.

OBA Congratulates Guthrie Award Winner Mary Birdsell

  • 25 octobre 2018

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates current member and former chair of our Child and Youth Law Section, Mary Birdsell, recipient of the 2018 Guthrie Award. A dedicated and highly respected children’s rights advocate, Mary currently serves as Executive Director of Justice for children, a legal aid clinic that protects and advances the rights of children. This honour recognizes Mary as an exceptional access-to-justice champion.

Ontario Lawyers Turning Momentum into Action

  • 09 octobre 2018

Ontario Bar Association (OBA) President Lynne Vicars has outlined the association’s agenda for the upcoming year, including significant efforts to advance gender equality in the profession.