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Much of the legal status of electronic communications in Canada (and elsewhere) rests on legislation based on the United Nations Model Law on Electronic Commerce of 1996. The Model Law's main Canadian implementation has been through the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, adopted in 1999.

Teraview is entering its next phase and we at the OBA are determined to make our issues known. Please contact any member of the Next Generation Teraview (NGTV) Consultation Subcommittee if you have anything to contribute: Teraviewfeedback@oba.org. 

I have now completed my first term as chair of the OBA Real Property Section. The accomplishments of our executive during my first term would have been impossible without the support of the entire Real Property Executive. I also wish to extend my personal thanks to Peter Guennel...

Hello and welcome to the December 2011 edition of The Abstract Page! There are a number of matters of interest to real estate lawyers in this edition.

I am privileged to be the Chair for the 2010-2011 term of the Real Property Section Executive of the Ontario Bar Association.

Most lawyers appreciate that, in Canada, the Crown and all of its agencies have a duty, when making decisions which may adversely impact lands which are subject to the claims of Aboriginal peoples, to first consult with the potentially affected First Nations, and then to reasonably accommodate...

The case of Lexington on the Green Inc. v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1930, an unreported decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal released on November 9th, 2010...

It is a fait accompli that an assignment of rents could be registered in Land Titles. As the right to get rents is a chose in action, it has to be registered under the P.P.S.A.

With the Ontario Green Energy Act (the “GEA”) offering financial incentives for businesses that create green energy, a new phenomenon has been created—leases of rooftop space for the installation and operation of solar panel facilities.

In this edition we include the inaugural message from the Section’s new chair, Don Thomson. Welcome Don! Don is obviously no stranger to the Section or to The Abstract Page, having served many years on the Executive.