Articles 2023

Effective January 1, 2022, significant changes to the Succession Law Reform Act, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the forms for probate applications are coming into force. In this article, Krystyne Rusek reviews a number of the procedural changes that will apply immediately in the New Year. Given that there is no transitional period during which these changes will be phased in, it is important to be aware of, and understand the changes to avoid delays and rejected applications.

"A Lot from the Dot" bulletin by Mr. Jeffrey Lem. This bulletin describes Teraview changes that came into effect on December 20, 2021, including modifications made to the Statements to be made for Corporate Authorization.

In the Harvard Business Review "10 Must Reads: On Emotional Intelligence", Daniel Goleman writes about what makes a good leader. He concludes that there are three crucial ingredients: technical skill, IQ, and emotional intelligence.

With COVID fatigue setting in, motivation to complete work may be in short supply. The Harvard Business Review recently released an article titled “Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s How to Get through the Workday," in which author Alice Boyes offers the following tips for beating the blues and carrying on with work.

Many law firms are currently experiencing challenges finding qualified associates. So what’s a law firm to do? I have five suggestions.

We would like to thank Shepherd Rubenstein for permission to republish this clear and concise summary of legislative/regulatory highlights from Q3, 2021.

In this article, mediator Mitch Rose discusses the courts' interpretations of mediation confidentiality, enforceability of arbitration agreements, settlement discussions and releases in 2021.

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for the week of November 8, 2021.

As widespread vaccination against COVID-19 continues in Ontario, many lawyers are transitioning from working at their kitchen tables to working at the office. With this in mind, here are some considerations and observations on returning to the office after spending almost 20 months working from home.