Nouvelles

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.

The OBA's Labour & Employment Law Section is pleased to announce James K. McDonald as the recipient of its 2019 OBA Randall Echlin Mentorship Award.

Voting for the 2019 Law Society of Ontario Bencher Election is now open. Lawyers elected to Convocation will be in a position to influence governance, regulation and the provision of legal services to the public for the next four years, so it's critical to consider how candidates will effectively serve in the role when it comes to tackling the most pressing issues.

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).

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.

Every year the Labour & Employment Law Section of the OBA celebrates one of its members, acknowledged by peers as a leading practitioner and contributor to Labour & Employment Law in Ontario through the OBA Randall Echlin Mentorship Award. 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. 

The Ministry of the Attorney General has enhanced the civil claims online filing service (Ontario.ca/civilclaims) based on feedback from legal associations and users.

Blockchain is slowly, but surely, revolutionizing commerce, banking, service, technology, and information industries.

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

Up North: According to an Angus Reid survey from earlier this year, half of Canadians don't have a last will and testament in place. So the Ontario Bar Association is promoting November as "Make a Will Month".