Submissions and Legislative Updates

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Law Society of Ontario

Comments on the LSO's Options for Lawyer Licensing

  • October 31, 2018

The OBA has responded to the LSO's Dialogue on Licensing (2018) consultation paper. The submission was prepared by the OBA Special Committee on Licensing with the input of the OBA Provincial Council.

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Law Society of Ontario

Law Society of Ontario Governance Task Force Call for Comment: Options for Enhanced Governance

  • October 19, 2018

The OBA responds to the LSO's consultation on Governance, relating to the size and composition of Convocation, other considerations that will to enhance governance effectiveness, as well as the terms, term limits and terminology proposed.

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Law Society of Ontario

Contingency Fee Reforms Consultation, Winter 2018

  • March 23, 2018

The OBA provides comments to the Law Society of Ontario in response to a Call for Comment on Contingency Fee Reform in February 2018.

Civil Litigation, Insurance Law

Provincial Government

OBA Pre-Budget Consultation Letter

  • February 07, 2018

The OBA provides a submission to the Minister of Finance regarding pre-budget consultations with individuals and organizations throughout the province.

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Law Society of Ontario

President's Letter re Statement of Principles

  • November 24, 2017

The OBA wrote to the Law Society to reiterate the OBA’s unequivocal support for the CFRL Report and to identify failures to date in the implementation of the requirement for a Statement of Principles

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Law Society of Ontario

Consultation on Contingency Fee Arrangements

  • September 29, 2017

The OBA provides comments to the Law Society of Upper Canada in response to a Call for Comment on contingency fee arrangements.

Insurance Law

Provincial Government

Initial e-Filing Survey Results

  • September 15, 2017

The OBA Civil Litigation section writes to the Ministry of the Attorney General to set out initial results from a survey the OBA conducted regarding a recently introduced e-filing system

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