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Highlights from the Citizenship and Immigration Law Section's Recent Program on Technology, Cyber Security Issues, Paperless Offices and Online Marketing

  • December 16, 2020
  • Maryana Viguiliouk, barrister and solicitor, Viguiliouk Law

A concise and helpful summary of the OBA’s Citizenship and Immigration Law Section program held on November 19, 2020 focusing on critical cyber security issues, ins and outs of going paperless, online marketing and how to select the best software for your practice in order to increase efficiency. The program panelists shared valuable practice management advice and helpful best practices for ensuring your immigration practice not only survives, but flourishes, in this new world.

Citizenship and Immigration Law, Student Forum

The Tort of Misfeasance in Public Office

  • December 16, 2020
  • Laura Pettigrew

The article contains a summary of a CBA session entitled The Tort of Misfeasance - Recent Developments and Practice Points held on November 23, 2020.

Public Sector Lawyers, Student Forum

Losing Ground: Resolving Toxic Disputes

  • December 16, 2020
  • Matthew Gordon

Some disputes involve a deterioration of both the amount available to the parties and the relationship the parties have going forward. Whether as an advocate or as a mediator, there are a few key basics to keep in mind when dealing with situations when costs start to outweigh benefits.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Student Forum

Department of Finance Proposals to Extend Timelines to Spend Flow-Through Funds

  • December 15, 2020
  • Lisa Davis, LL.B, ICD.D, CEO PearTree Securities

It’s now been five months since the federal government announced a proposal to extend the timelines for spending the capital raised via flow-through shares by 12 months. Companies that issued flow-through shares in 2019 relying on the look-back rule are coming up to the deadline (Dec. 31, 2020) by which they are required to have spent all of the funds raised.

Natural Resources and Energy Law, Student Forum

Check Your Numbers Twice: Receiver and Its Counsel Denied Their Inadvertently-Omitted Fees and Disbursements

  • December 15, 2020
  • Jeremy Nemers, Aird & Berlis LLP

In what can only be described as a bitter pill to swallow for the professionals involved, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Duca Financial Services Credit Union Ltd. v. 2203284 Ontario Inc. has refused to approve the inadvertently-omitted fees and disbursements of its own receiver and receiver’s legal counsel, notwithstanding the highly unusual outcome that all other creditors had already been paid in full (thanks, ironically, in part to the efforts of the very receiver in question).

Insolvency Law, Student Forum

Court of Appeal Summaries (December 7 – December 11, 2020)

  • December 15, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

The following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for the week of December 7, 2020. We have also summarized R. v. Irwin, a provincial offences decision relating to Building Code violations, as it deals with the rule prohibiting collateral attacks of orders, and is therefore a decision applicable in the civil and administrative law context. Other topics covered include jurisdiction, reasonable apprehension of bias, occupier’s liability and family law.

Civil Litigation, Student Forum

Cannabis and Waste: Another “Green” Opportunity

  • December 15, 2020
  • Holly Sherlock, Talia Gordner and Ralph Cuervo-Lorens

While the rapid growth of the cannabis industry in Canada has created new and exciting opportunities, this breakneck pace raises questions regarding the management of cannabis-related waste. Despite the general emphasis of regulators on the importance of proper waste management, there is little guidance from either the federal or the provincial governments on this issue specific to the cannabis industry.

Environmental Law, Student Forum
Oksana Romanov

What a Career in ADR Offers: An Interview with Mitchell Rose

  • December 14, 2020
  • Oksana Romanov

On November 24, 2020, I had an opportunity to interview Mitchell Rose, chartered mediator, settlement counsel, arbitrator, and principal of Rose Dispute Resolution and Mitchell Rose Law. Mitchell is also the chair of the OBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. This interview provides valuable insights into Alternative Dispute Resolution for law students and emerging opportunities for new lawyers.

Student Forum

Survey: The LGBTQ2A Action Plan

  • December 14, 2020
  • Erfan Bhuyian

The Government of Canada has prepared a survey to gather information on lived experiences of LGBTQ2+ community members. We invite community members to take part in this important initiative by filling out the survey.

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, Student Forum