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OBA Award of Excellence Speaking Notes

  • 05 octobre 2020
  • Jan Goddard, Goddard Gamage LLP

Jan Goddard was this year's recipient of the OBA Award of Excellence in Trusts and Estates Law. For those who missed the virtual awards ceremony and Jan's inspiring comments, we have included her speaking notes for your reading pleasure. Congratulations again, Jan, and thank you for reminding us what an important, and endlessly interesting, area of law this is.

Student Forum, Droit des fiducies et des successions

Province Moves Forward with Implementation of Ontario Heritage Act Amendments

  • 05 octobre 2020
  • Signe Leisk and Adrianna Pilkington, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

On September 21, 2020, the Province published notice of a proposed regulation under the Ontario Heritage Act, finally implementing amendments passed as part of Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019. Both the amended Act and the regulation are to come into force on January 1, 2021. This article offers a summary of the changes.

Droit municipal, Student Forum

OBA Program Summary: “Critical Issues in Race and Policing”, Part 2

  • 02 octobre 2020
  • Saba Ahmad

On the evening of September 30, 2020, over 120 lawyers and other professionals attended virtually to hear from Roger Love and Faisal Mirza on “Civil, Charter, and Human Rights Challenges,” part 2 of the Race and Policing Series, co-hosted by the Criminal Justice and Constitutional Civil Liberties and Human Rights (“CCLHR”) sections of the Ontario Bar Association (“OBA”). This article provides a brief summary of the program.

Droit constitutionnel, libertés civiles et droits de la personne, Student Forum

Six Things You Need to Know About the New Community Benefits Charge Regime: 4% Cap, Two Years to Implement, and More

  • 01 octobre 2020
  • Christie Gibson, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

A hotly anticipated regulation under the Planning Act (O. Reg. 509/20) came into force on September 18, 2020, following on the heels of two recent amendments to the Planning Act: Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choices Act, 2019 and Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020. Alongside the regulation, the Province proclaimed into force the remaining Bill 108 and Bill 197 amendments to the Development Charges Act and Planning Act. Here are six things you need to know now.

Droit municipal, Student Forum

Just Started or Thinking About Starting Your Own Practice? Be prepared to weather the second wave of COVID without much government support

  • 30 septembre 2020
  • Anna Malazhavaya, ,

Recently created small businesses seem to be largely ignored by the current government grant rules as not worthy of the government’s support, either due to their perceived value to the economy, or due to potential for abuse, or other reasons. This policy needs to be carefully reviewed by the government, especially since the pandemic and the related economic turbulence is far from over.

Praticien exerçant seul, petit cabinet et pratique générale, Student Forum

Starting Your Own Practice: The ups and downs and everything in between

  • 30 septembre 2020
  • Annamaria Perruccio

While there is no handbook or a single best way to start your own practice, experience has taught Annamaria Perruccio a few things that law school and case law did not. Read on to learn how various points in her extra-law experiences have shaped her to be a great solo practitioner, and how these points may apply to you too.

Praticien exerçant seul, petit cabinet et pratique générale, Student Forum

The Struggle to Switch Practice Areas in Law and How Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Can Help

  • 30 septembre 2020
  • Erin C. Cowling

Erin Cowling provides her perspective on the unique opportunity for solo and small firm lawyers to assist newly called lawyers looking to switch practice areas. Read on to find out her experience and her take on how solo and small firm lawyers can give these lawyers a chance.

Praticien exerçant seul, petit cabinet et pratique générale, Student Forum

Hanging your Single as a Newly Minted Attorney: Five Lessons Learned in my First Year of Sole Practice

  • 30 septembre 2020
  • Rocco G. Scocco

Rocco G. Scocco offers readers his personal “Top Five Lessons” learned in his first year of sole practice as a freshly minted lawyer. If you are seeking advice about whether sole practice is right for you, the only ones who can give that advice are other lawyers who have done it themselves. Most importantly, the only person who can know if it is the right choice is you.

Praticien exerçant seul, petit cabinet et pratique générale, Student Forum
Virtual Hearings – Arbitrators’ Top Tips and Trends

Virtual Hearings – Arbitrators’ Top Tips and Trends

  • 30 septembre 2020
  • James Jennings, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the labour and employment bar was forced to rapidly adapt to the world of virtual law practice. Seven months into the pandemic, Arbitrators Paula Knopf, Elaine Newman, Chris Albertyn and Robert Herman provide their insights on virtual hearings, their future post-pandemic, and tools that counsel can use to make the hearing process more efficient.

Droit du travail et de l’emploi, Student Forum