Articles 2020

What are the privacy considerations involved in ordering a medical examination under s.105 of the Courts of Justice Act, when that medical examination requires genetic testing?

What does it take to win the OBA's Health Law Award? Great mentoring, hard work and an excellent team around you.

Law students Adrianna and Enniael analyze the application of the "best interests of the child" framework in the context of parental alienation cases and the common law right of older children to withdraw from parental control.

Toronto Federal Prosecutor Jason Mitschele recounts his experience navigating law school, the legal system, and COVID-19 Zoom court as a blind lawyer.

A summary of some of the cases from the BC WCAT in relation to whether COVID-19 is compensable under the workers’ compensation system.

Point-form summary of what was discussed at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal's (WSIAT or Tribunal) Stakeholder event on May 25, 2022.

This past term, the OBA Trusts and Estates Section created its first Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee. The Subcommittee first worked on identifying and developing its vision and mission, and then went on to propose a number of strategies to further that vision and mission. The EDI Subcommittee looks forward to the next steps in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives at the OBA.

Estate planning can be particularly difficult for parents of special needs children. Such children may need to be treated differently in the estate planning context, perhaps by receiving an unequal distribution from the parents’ estates to ensure they are provided for sufficiently. This raises an important question: will an unequal distribution for this purpose lead to a Will challenge by other family members?

The Brown Bag Lunch is a great forum to raise interesting and challenging practice questions among Trusts and Estates colleagues. In May, OBA members met for another monthly Brown Bag Lunch. Topics discussed included a recent decision about pour-over Wills, practical issues in obtaining an ancillary grant of probate, and more.