Articles 2024

Drawing on successful examples from other fields and jurisdictions, this article suggest several ways to encourage young lawyers to practice in rural areas. Among other things, this article suggests that law schools should persuade articling students to article in rural areas, governments should provide loan forgiveness programs to lawyers who practice in rural areas and townships or counties could offer incentives for lawyers to move there.

Rajen Akalu, the leader of the research team that drafted a privacy code of practice for connected vehicles for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, describes the project and its importance.

Significant changes to the Construction Act came into force in Ontario on October 1, 2019.  While prompt payment and adjudication have been receiving most of the attention, a significant change to how construction liens are preserved in respect of municipal premises should not be overlooked.

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

This article explains the role of the Ontario Ombudsman with respect to service providers who operate under the CYFSA.

Beginning May 1, 2019, the Ontario Ombudsman’s Children and Youth Unit started receiving complaints about services to children and youth under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017. This expanded mandate was a result of legislative changes adopted in December 2018 that transferred the investigative functions of the former Ontario Child Advocate to the Ontario Ombudsman.

The Ontario Ombudsman investigation of the Near North District School Board found that the Board's decision to close a secondary school was procedurally unfair. The subsequent report, "Lessons Not Learned", outlines 14 recommendations of particular importance to governance matters.

In a competitive legal market, many bright minds gravitate to large and multi-national firms, often taking a cut in their social lives for larger salaries and swanky corporate benefits packages. Even for lawyers who desire a more balanced approach to their career and personal life, the sacrifice of a high wage can’t come without gaining well-positioned benefits packages.

Criminal defence and immigration lawyer Harpreet Saini provides practice tips for ethical lawyering: how to professionally and courteously handle a call when a potential client already has counsel.