Articles 2021

In Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System, an Ontario court reaffirmed the tight and narrow parameters of the tort of intrusion on seclusion and the limitations on its use to justify a privacy class action.

In this article, the limitation period applicable to Will Challenge Applications is considered in light of the recent decision of Justice Wilton-Siegel in Shannon v. Hrabovsky, 2018 ONSC 6593 .

Depending on your personality, networking events can inspire a wide range of emotions. For better or for worse, they are a necessary part of the profession to help build your book of business and create connections that might be helpful for your career. This article contains some tips and tricks complied over the years to help you maximize your experience at networking events and hopefully make it more enjoyable.

Every day, lawyers are exposed to different dimensions of conflict, including their client’s trauma or intense emotional states. Stress can lead to compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout. Notice the signs and process your stress. Read on for more information and strategies for predicting and preventing the three burdens of the helping profession.

Increased transparency in international commercial arbitration may improve quality by allowing arbitral decisions to undergo public scrutiny and contribute to jurisprudence. More transparency comes at the cost of the privacy and confidentiality of arbitral stakeholders. Read on for an analysis of these competing objectives in international commercial arbitration.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released this past week.

The OBA YLD Executive calls upon you to inspire a passion for law in local students by volunteering in the OBA Law Day program.

Highlights from the November 20, 2018 Brown Bag Lunch including a discussion of the impact of Re Milne and Re Panda, the obligation to swear affidavits of execution, digital asset clauses in Wills and the formalities of signing Powers of Attorney where a grantor is mentally, but not physically capable.