Articles 2021

This is a helpful summary of what Superior Courts are accepting in terms of documents, with procedures and timelines for each court updated.

For charities that hold endowment or other restricted funds, a natural question arises amidst the current economic downtown: can we access these funds to support our programs, meet our expenses and enable us to continue operating during this time of crisis?

This award-winning article provides an in-depth case comment and analysis of Alberta Securities Commission v Hennig from Mandy Bedford, recipient of this year's Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law.

It’s not a matter of if, but when. Technology continues to develop in ways that are both amazing and alarming and allow us to connect in ways we would have previously considered unimaginable. With increased technological advancement and reliance, however, comes increased opportunities for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities and access hoards of sensitive personal and corporate data, which means increased cyber risks for more and more organizations.

Following are summaries of the four substantive civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released last week. In 4352238 Canada Inc. v. SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the Court ordered the appeal to be heard in writing over the objection of one of the parties, finding there was nothing in the Courts of Justice Act or the Rules of Civil Procedure that prevented the Court from doing so in these extraordinary times.

Five years ago, the Ontario Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law Section held a program titled: “Practical Perspectives on Hot Topics, Emerging Issues & Game-Changing Cases” and since then, the practice of Aboriginal law has changed dramatically. To bring fellow members, non-members and students up to speed, the OBA Aboriginal Law Section hosted an updated version of this program during the OBA’s 2020 Institute. This article summarizes the 2020 program highlights.

Is the line between work and home getting blurry? Switching to working from home has been challenging for many of us. So here are a few tips and tricks that some of the WLF Executive have been using to stay productive.