Articles

Before advising clients to commence a judicial review of an administrative decision, it is important to verify that all administrative processes have been exhausted. This principle comes from an administrative law rule known by multiple names, including the doctrine of exhaustion, the rule against interlocutory judicial reviews, and the objection against premature judicial reviews (hereinafter referred to as the “Doctrine of Exhaustion”).

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 5, 2023.

In this article, Mark Asfar provides young lawyers with practical tips on how to make the transition from private practice to in-house counsel.

This article is a summary of the May 29, 2023 session presented by the Education Law Section of the OBA entitled: Addressing Violence in Ontario Schools: Past, Present and Future.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 29, 2023.

This article explores some preconceived notions and hopefully draws on the need for cultural competence in the workplace. The concepts discussed are transferrable to multiple settings: the courtroom, meeting rooms, interviews and even emails. The need to be culturally sensitive should have a broad application and applies to all professional interactions. Specific examples focus on Indigenous practitioners, but there are transferrable concepts that apply to all groups of people.

Conversion therapy has been banned in Canada for just over one year. When the ban was introduced, it was heralded as a historic win in protecting 2SLGBTQ+ communities and was generally well-received by the public and advocacy groups. This article provides background information surrounding the criminalization of conversion therapy in Canada and explores some of the criticisms of the ban one year after its implementation.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 22, 2023.

This article reviews a recent BC Supreme Court case that revisited the principles to be considered when the court determines whether or not to order a capacity assessment in a guardianship proceeding; further, the article provides guidance for requesting and/or conducting effective capacity assessments.