OBA.org - Articles 2020

ONCA Clarifies Existing Jurisprudence Regarding the Disclosure of Settlement Agreements

November 25, 2022
Landan Peleikis

The detrimental consequences that result from failing to immediately disclose settlement agreements to non-settling parties.

Executive Profiles: Introducing Robin Seligman

November 23, 2022
Angela Ogang, Newsletter Editor, OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section

Here at the OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, we are proud of our volunteers and we are constantly looking for ways to highlight their work and achievements. Read on to find out more about Robin Seligman, who served as Chair of the Section from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2021 to 2022!

Employment Mediation in the Age of ZOOM

November 23, 2022
Barry Fisher

Employment mediations have gone virtual. What does that mean for the parties, for counsel, for the mediator, and for the future of the profession? Here are 20 key points about where Zoom is taking the practice of employment mediation.

Court of Appeal Summaries (November 7, 2022 – November 11, 2022)

November 22, 2022
John Polyzogopoulos and Ines Ferreira

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 7, 2022.

Discussion of Workshop at the SOAR Conference on Culturally Competent Decision-Writing

November 22, 2022
Sarah Schumacher, Counsel to the Chair, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

This article provides an overview of the SOAR Conference's Culturally Competent Decision-Writing workshop.

A Discussion of the Ontario Ombudsman’s “Lost Opportunities” Report Issued April 26, 2022

November 22, 2022
Laura Pettigrew

The article discusses the "Lost Opportunities" report issued by the Ontario Ombudsman in April 2022.

A Comprehensive Look at Youth Records in Adulthood: A Panel Discussion

November 22, 2022
Willem Crispin-Frei

Discussion of Ontario Bar Association Child & Youth Law and Criminal Law Section panel discussion on November 9, 2022 entitled “A Comprehensive Look at Youth Records in Adulthood”.

Let’s Talk About Inclusive Leadership

November 21, 2022
Angela Ogang, AngeLAW

On Remembrance Day, I attended the second day of the Council of Nigerian Professionals' 2022 Power of Inclusion virtual event, which focused on inclusive leadership. The panel consisted of a diverse group of corporate and community leaders who shared their professional insights and personal experiences. This is a summary of their insights.

Robust Public Debate Needed on Use of Notwithstanding Clause

November 18, 2022
Robert Leckey. Originally published on Policy Options

The author explains why, in his view, Canada is overdue for a robust public debate about the circumstances in which using the notwithstanding clause is legitimate.

Steeped in Social Justice from a Young Age, Aidan Johnson Continues to Find Inspiration Working in Ontario’s Community Legal Clinic System

November 18, 2022
Kirsti Mathers McHenry

In 2018, as a newly minted executive director, Aidan Johnson’s first task was to facilitate the merger of two established legal clinics into one, larger, entity that would respond to the legal needs of poverty-affected Ontarians in the Niagara region. Johnson didn’t know it at the time, but the formal merger would happen only one year before COVID-19 – and the onset of a whole new set of challenges, tied to the pandemic.

Tracking Preferences

Articles 2020