Articles 2020

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Covid-19: The legal fall-out

  • 07 mai 2020
  • Divya Shahani

With production across North America grinding to a halt, what are the key legal issues emerging from the coronavirus pandemic?

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications, Student Forum

Who’s Checking in on Youth in the Justice System?

  • 07 mai 2020
  • Rowena Pinto, Rachel Gouin, Cheryl Milne, Shawn Bayes, Mary Birdsell, Heather Sago, Senator Kim Pate

Child rights advocates, including two members of the OBA Child and Youth Law Section, express concern for the safety of children deprived of their liberty in Canada during #COVID19. Read their open Letter to federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Justice.

Droit des enfants et des jeunes, Student Forum

Make the Most of Mediating Over Web or Phone

  • 07 mai 2020
  • Marshall Schnapp

Counsel today need to be comfortable mediating online or by teleconference with their parties if they’re to move files forward. You’d be surprised how much you can get accomplished with web or phone mediation, if you follow some best practices.

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Student Forum

Long-Term Care in Ontario: Can we find light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel?

  • 05 mai 2020
  • Simmie Palter

As of April 29th, 2020, 79 per cent of all deaths in Canada from COVID-19 occurred in seniors’ and long-term care homes. This article takes a critical look at why long-term care facilities were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and what the future hold for the residents and staff of Ontario’s 600 long-term care facilities.

Elder Law, Student Forum

Navigating Emergency Powers and their Limitations & Protections Against their Arbitrary Use

  • 05 mai 2020
  • Domonie Pierre

On March 25, 2020, the Ontario Bar Association hosted a timely and informative webinar on “Emergency Powers and their limitations and protections against their arbitrary use” in the context of COVID-19. Program speakers Leah West and Michael Bryant provided an overview of the statutory tools available to governments to protect the public during the pandemic and explored some of the civil rights impacts of statutory measures.

Avocats du secteur public, Student Forum