Articles

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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January Wellness Tips - How I Found Happiness

  • January 29, 2020
  • Olga Samsonova

This month's edition of Wellness Tips features WLF Executive Member, Olga Samsonova, who opens up about her personal journey to finding happiness.

Women Lawyers Forum, Student Forum

7 Tips for Finding a Job as a New Call

  • January 21, 2020
  • Mandy Ng, lawyer at Loopstra Nixon LLP

The job search can feel like a roller coaster ride, especially for new calls looking for their first job as an associate lawyer. In this article, author Mandy Ng offers seven tips to land a job as a new call.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Update

  • January 20, 2020
  • Alexandra Manthorpe, O’Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP

Medical Assistance in Dying (“MAID”), (formerly called physician- or doctor-assisted suicide), is a topic that has captivated the Canadian public since Sue Rodriguez and her brave, emotional challenge all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada in the early 1990s. A look at the current state of the law and what the future holds.

Elder Law, Student Forum

What’s New in Pension and Benefits – January 2020

  • January 17, 2020
  • Simon Laxon and Michael Long, Willis Towers Watson

This quarterly update covers important amendments to the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (PBA) and its regulations, several new communications and updates issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), and an update from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Pensions and Benefits Law, Student Forum

Blaney's Appeals: Court of Appeal Summaries (January 6 – 10, 2020)

  • January 17, 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

There were several substantive decisions released this week by the Court of Appeal. Topics covered included challenging decisions of a voluntary religious association, solicitor liens, limitation periods in the LTD context, enforcement of foreign judgments, adverse possession, and an application for reconsideration of an appeal relating to the assessment of legal accounts in the condominium law context.

Civil Litigation, Student Forum

Regulating Disruptive Technologies: Policy and Lawyering Responses

  • January 17, 2020
  • Brian Osler

On November 19, 2019, the Public Sector Lawyers Section of the Ontario Bar Association held a program on regulating disruptive technologies and policy and lawyering responses. The program panel speakers were Michael Rusek, senior counsel with the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, Michael Rothe, president and CEO of the Canadian Finance & Leasing Association, and Craig Stewart, director of industry innovation with the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. 

Public Sector Lawyers, Student Forum