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The Power of a Resilient and Creative Mind: how to transform COVID-19 into a positive outcome

The Power of a Resilient and Creative Mind: how to transform COVID-19 into a positive outcome

  • 26 juin 2020
  • Delara Emami

Why resilience as a topic? I have read countless articles on mental well-being and the power and importance of being resilient. Resilience is a very sought after trait in all professions, particularly in the legal profession where we are constantly dealing with important decisions, challenges and obstacles put before us by our clients, our colleagues and our peers, while also managing our personal lives.

Droit international, Student Forum
Jennifer Chan

The Case for Ongoing Loss of Earnings After Termination: A Summary of WSIAT Decision No. 233/20

  • 26 juin 2020
  • Jennifer Chan

What happens when a worker has been dismissed for cause after they return to work following a compensable workplace accident? In Decision No. 233/20, the WSIAT adopts a contextual approach to addressing this issue and adjudicating post-termination entitlement to loss of earnings (LOE) benefits. In turn, the decision signals at further issue overlap between the jurisdictions of workers’ compensation agencies and the civil courts.

Student Forum, Accidents de travail

Ontario Government to Launch COVID Alert, a Contact Tracing App, in July

  • 26 juin 2020
  • Jennifer McKenzie, Amanda Branch and Raffi Dergalstanian

The Ontario government is championing the "privacy-first" approach that was used in developing COVID Alert, which will be the first government-backed digital contact tracing app to be rolled out in Canada.

Droit de la protection de la vie privée, Student Forum

Case Note: R. v. Sulllivan

  • 23 juin 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code states a person is guilty of a violent offence, even if they were so intoxicated that they did not know what they were doing, so long as that intoxication was self-induced. This month, the Ontario Court of Appeal declared the provision of no force or effect, declaring s. 33.1 unconstitutional for violating sections 7 and 11(d) of the Charter. This note summarizes this important decision.

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

Ontario Considers Eliminating Juries from Civil Trials

  • 23 juin 2020
  • David Milosevic, Milosevic Fiske LLP

Ontario's Attorney General considers eliminating civil jury trials, as a response to the expected backlog created by the COVID-19 pandemic. David Fiske reviews the underlying reasoning.

Litige civil, Student Forum
Illustration of a woman standing and watching leaves float in the wind

Redefining Resilience

  • 21 juin 2020
  • Rachel Migicovsky, Member-at-Large

What are lawyers worried about in the midst of a global pandemic? The issues are varied, from balancing childcare with work, to caring for vulnerable elderly family members, to financial concerns. Yet, there is a common thread: people are feeling the pressures of this moment in time and need a way to cope. In this article, Rachel Migicovsky discusses how building up resilience can help people acknowledge and accept the emotional distress they may be feeling.

Forum des avocates, Student Forum
Rachel Sachs, Vice-Chair

This is What a Lawyer Looks Like: Meet Alexandria Winterburn

  • 21 juin 2020
  • Rachel Sachs, Vice-Chair

The face of law is changing. In an effort to highlight the diverse range of individuals working across the legal landscape, we are pleased to present our new series, This is What a Lawyer Looks Like. The goal of this series is to put racialized and Indigenous women lawyers in the spotlight and amplify their voices in the conversation about gender equality. In this instalment: meet Alexandria Winterburn, a lawyer with a wealth of wisdom and experience in Indigenous rights and Aboriginal law.

Forum des avocates, Student Forum

Opportunities for Law Students in the Age of COVID-19 and Beyond: a resource list for in-house counsel

  • 21 juin 2020
  • Barbara De Dios, corporate counsel, Canadian Dental Services Corporation

The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association - Ontario Chapter has compiled a resource list of career development divisions and contacts at various law schools across the province of Ontario, in the event that its members may have opportunities available at their respective organizations (or know of opportunities within their networks), in support of students who may be experiencing difficulties with the job market as a result of COVID-19.

Association canadienne des conseillers et conseillères juridiques d’entreprises (Section de l’Ontario), Student Forum