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The following articles are published by OBA Sections, including the Student Section. Members are encouraged to submit articles.

Editor: Cláudio Antônio Klaus Júnior 

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A Legal Counsel’s Observations on Work from Home Etiquette

  • April 27, 2020
  • KJ Chong, legal counsel, BroadGrain Commodities Inc.

A legal counsel shares her observations and suggestions about work from home etiquette, particularly as organizations ramp up work from home arrangements in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business Law, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association - Ontario Chapter, Student Forum

Decision Tree Analysis of a Wrongful Dismissal Action

  • April 27, 2020
  • Barry B. Fisher LL.B., mediator and arbitrator

Decision Tree Analysis is simply a process of analyzing an issue on a step-by-step basis while applying the principles of probability.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Student Forum

Challenging Fundamental Attribution Error in Mediation and Everyday Life

  • April 26, 2020
  • Sina Hariri

There are two kinds of attribution that we apply every single day: dispositional attribution, and situational attribution. The former is when we view an internal characteristic such as a personality trait, as the explanation for behaviour. We do this often with other people. The latter is when we view situations, circumstances or environmental factors outside our control as an explanation for behaviour. We do this often with ourselves. How does this impact mediation and everyday life?

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Student Forum

10 Things I Wish I Learned in Law School before Starting My Own Firm

  • April 23, 2020
  • Deepa Tailor, managing director, Tailor Law Professional Corporation

Whether you have always wanted to start your own firm, or recent circumstances have encouraged you to consider practicing solo, there are many aspects of law firm ownership that were not a part of the law school curriculum. In this article, the author summarizes ten lessons she wished she learned in law school prior to starting her own firm.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

The Implications of Force Majeure and Frustration in the Time of COVID-19

  • April 22, 2020
  • Jesse Gardner & Natasha Rodrigues, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

These are rapidly evolving and legally unprecedented circumstances which have had, and will continue to have, significant impacts on construction projects. This article considers the potential applicability of force majeure provisions and the doctrine of frustration in the current circumstances.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum

Tips for Preparing for E-Litigation

  • April 22, 2020
  • Faren Bogach, Kartiga Thavaraj, Mike Brown and James De Melo, WeirFoulds LLP

E-litigation—litigation that is either paperless or virtual—is the way of the future. This was already becoming true when we conducted the first paperless trial in the history of the construction courts in Toronto in early 2020, and it is even more apparent during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the world finds itself in.

Student Forum

COVID-19 – New Home (Tarion) Warranty Processes Suspended

  • April 21, 2020
  • Christine Kellowan, Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP

Tarion Warranty Corporation (“Tarion”) has issued a number of advisories regarding the suspension of certain new home warranty program processes.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum