OBA Keeping the Momentum Going with New Awareness Campaign June 26, 2019 The Ontario Bar Association is building Momentum through a unique campaign that shines a light on some of the unconscious biases that can lead to gender inequality in the legal profession.
OBA Launches Province-wide Robe Bank Initiative June 05, 2019 Members of the Ontario Bar Association are once again stepping up to help the next generation of lawyers. The OBA has launched a new Robe Bank program that will match people who want to donate or lend their robes with new lawyers who need them across all judicial regions of Ontario.
2019-2020 OBA Section Executive Elections May 29, 2019 The 2019-20 Section Executive Elections are now open. As a current section member, this is your opportunity to cast your online vote for your respective Section Executives.
MAG Announcement regarding Digital Hearing Workspace Proof of Concept May 24, 2019 Lawyers familiar with the Commercial List in Toronto will be interested in the following announcement from MAG regarding the Digital Hearing Workspace Proof of Concept:
Aubrey E. Kauffman to Receive the 2019 OBA Murray Klein Award of Excellence in Insolvency Law May 03, 2019 The OBA's Insolvency Law Section is please to announce Aubrey E. Kauffman as the recipient of its 2019 OBA Murray Klein Award of Excellence in Insolvency Law
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law March 15, 2019 The Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law was created to encourage law students who are CBA/OBA Members who are pursuing a J.D. degree at an Ontario law school or registered as a student-at-law member of the Law Society of Ontario to prepare a written submission on a recent case or a topical issue of interest to insolvency practitioners.
OBA Names Winners of Annual Association Awards March 13, 2019 TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Association Awards. The recipients will be honoured at the annual OBA Awards Gala on April 17 in Toronto.
OBA Solution Circles to Set an Agenda for Advancing Gender Equality March 06, 2019 The OBA will host a series of OBA Solution Circles over the coming months. OBA Solution Circles will address certain issues that we know are barriers to advancing gender equality (e.g., work interruptions and their impact on a legal career).
OBA Office Holiday Closure December 20, 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 Murray Klein Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law December 19, 2018 Every year the Insolvency Law Section of the OBA celebrates one of its members, acknowledged by peers as a leading practitioner and contributor to Insolvency Law in Ontario through the OBA Murray Klein Award for Excellence in Insolvency Law. 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.