Articles 2024

Today
Today

Closing Remarks from the Outgoing Chair

  • August 28, 2023
  • Christie Gibson, Chair, OBA Municipal Law Section Executive, 2022-2023

As we draw a close on the 2022-2023 term, I write to give you a highlight reel of the work done by your elected Executive over this past year.

Municipal Law, Student Forum

Opinion: Faith-based Health Care Offers Vital Access to Medical Assistance in Living

  • August 25, 2023
  • Brian Bird and Derek Ross

Whether to participate in MAID is a profound and complex ethical question—a question on which the B.C. Supreme Court recognized that “thoughtful and well-motivated people can and have come to different conclusions.” In a country that cherishes diversity and dignity for all, we must support diverse communities of care and, in turn, better options and outcomes for all patients - many of whom seek, and deserve better access to, medical assistance in living.

Constitutional, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, Student Forum

Falling off the Priority Ladder: ONCA Denies Attempt to Import Causation Requirement into s. 268(2) of the Insurance Act, and Clarifies the Difference Between “Incident” and “Accident”

  • August 14, 2023
  • Michael A. Valdez, Stieber Berlach LLP

The decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Ontario (Government and Consumer Services) v. Gore Mutual Insurance Company stresses that there is no room for a causation analysis when interpreting the priority rules in s.268(2) of the Insurance Act. These priority rules are used to determine who is liable to pay statutory accident benefits after an automobile accident.

Insurance Law, Student Forum

Court of Appeal Summaries (July 31 – August 4)

  • August 11, 2023
  • John Polyzogopoulos and Ines Ferreira

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 31, 2023.

Civil Litigation, Student Forum

2023 OBA Elder Law Day – March 28, 2023

  • July 07, 2023
  • Kimberly Gale, Jonathan Nimpar and Palak Mahajan

The OBA Elder Law Section held its 2023 Elder Law Day on March 28, 2023. Concerns on issues of how the elderly are impacted by capacity issues, when and in what instances should litigation guardians be used, and how lawyers should assist clients with their care needs were the fulcrum of the three panels that had key experts in the industry. The Honourable Justice Gillese who was the keynote speaker.

Elder Law, Student Forum