Articles 2020

Having gained substantial leadership experience as a privacy officer, what follows in this article is the perspective the author gained in these unique and essential roles. Each mandate, while quite different in practice, harvested similar lessons that I believe every practitioner working in the privacy sector should adopt to maximize their effectiveness within their organization. The following are seven key lessons every privacy officer or practitioner should know.

The Ontario civil justice system faces an unprecedented crisis. Our constitution mandates that criminal cases must be addressed within a particular timeframe. Family cases, which often feature child access and other time-sensitive issues, tend to have the next level of priority. This leaves civil lawsuits, including many personal injury lawsuits, to linger for years without resolution.

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

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.

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

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

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

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”.