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In accordance with the OBA By-law, all members are hereby advised that the OBA annual meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Residence Inn by Marriott, Kingston, Ontario

OBA member Douglas Judson has received the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 2015 Edward K. Rowan-Legg Award at the CBA Legal Conference in Calgary. The award recognizes a student member's outstanding contribution to the CBA.

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) is currently seeking feedback on priorities and recommendations for reform of Ontario's corporate and commercial legislation.

The OBA welcomes the 2015-2016 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Section Executive. The new executives assume their roles on August 15th, 2015. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity executive is responsible for facilitating learning, advocacy and networking on behalf of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity section.

Shaping and influencing policy development and legislation is an important role of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA). It is just one of the ways that the OBA serves its members and ensures they are well supported in their everyday work.

The Ontario Bar Association commends the Ontario Legislature for giving all-party support to the passing of Bill 77, Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act, 2015, which supports human rights for Ontarians, and in particular, for young people. The bill bans medical conversion practices that seek to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of youth under 18 and delists OHIP funding of such practices for everyone.

The OBA Institute 2015 took place February 4-7, 2015 in Toronto and was a tremendous success.

Toronto, ON – OBA Institute kicks off today and is expected to bring more than 1500 of Ontario’s lawyers and judges to Toronto.

The Law Times has named OBA President Orlando Da Silva and OBA SOGIC Executive Member Douglas Judson as two of the legal sector’s top newsmakers for 2014.