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To be held in conjunction with the Fall Council Meeting of the Ontario Bar Association ("OBA")on Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 7pm.

Congratulations to David Sterns who has been elected Second Vice-President of the Ontario Bar Association. David is a partner at Sotos LLP of Toronto. Congratulations also to Lynne Vicars who has been elected as the OBA’s Treasurer. Lynne is senior legal counsel at Scotiabank.

On July 1, 2014, amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure came into force allowing the Court to stay or dismiss proceedings and motions, on its own initiative, which it considers frivolous, vexatious, or an otherwise an abuse of the process of the court.

The Ontario Bar Association is documenting the first 100 stories from its award-winning Why I Went to Law School campaign by issuing a yearbook-style publication.

The OBA welcomes the 2014-2015 Pensions and Benefits Law Executive. The new executive takes over in August 15th, 2014. The Pensions and Benefits Law executive is responsible for facilitating learning, advocacy and networking on behalf of the Pensions and Benefits Law section.

Learn more as Doug Downey, Chair of the OBA’s Law Practice Program Committee, describes the new program and outlines ways of getting involved.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) are encouraging Ontarians to register consent for organ and tissue donation this April, and to make a Power of Attorney to ensure that health related wishes are honoured.

The Hon. Annemarie Bonkalo, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, and l’AJEFO, l’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario, will be honoured as recipients of the Ontario Bar Association’s President’s Award.

OBA’s Why I Went to Law School campaign cited in Law Times

The CBA is currently seeking candidates for its National Standing Committees for 2014-2015. All CBA members are eligible to apply for positions on the following committees