Articles 2023

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The Court released two decisions concerning the fight over the proposed destruction and redevelopment of Glen Abbey Golf Club. Other topics covered this week included assessing damages for past income loss and prejudgment interest in a sexual abuse case and the legal test for Crown wardship on a summary judgment motion.

An overview of the 2019 Randall Echlin Mentorship Award ceremony.

An overview and welcome address to the Ontario Bar Association's 2019-2020 Labour and Employment Section.

On October 3, 2019, the Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association hosted the 18th Annual Charter Conference. Leading practitioners and experts of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) law provided updates on recent Charter decisions and upcoming cases, developments in Charter jurisprudence and strategies for effective Charter advocacy.

Why your choice of typeface may be affecting the efficacy of your legal writing.

A true story of how one Ontario firm almost became the victim of spear phishing cyber-fraud, and six tips on how lawyers can protect themselves from such online fraudsters.

When the Patent Law Treaty comes into force for Canada on October 30, 2019, it will be the second time this year and the third time within the last two years that Canada has made an official statement to the international community that it is serious about “going global” and joining yet another major international WIPO treaty.

Some practical advice for any lawyers looking to improve their practice on obtaining and utilizing mentors and mentor-type figures throughout their legal career.

In the past, relocation of large quantities of soil excavated in construction projects was sporadically regulated by provincial governments. In 2019, both Ontario and Québec governments are proceeding with new regulatory schemes that will impose legal requirements on the movement and disposition of excavated soil. This article reviews the requirements imposed by the new regulatory schemes and their impact in both jurisdictions.

On August 28, 2019, Canada’s new federal environmental legislation under Bill C-69 and Bill C-68 came into force. These new statutes and legislative amendments introduce enhanced Indigenous consultation requirements for mining, pipeline, and other projects that require federal impact assessments and certain federal regulatory approvals and permits.