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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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Producing Financial Disclosure in Family Law: A Poem

  • December 09, 2019
  • David Frenkel, LL.B., Gelman & Associates

This poem from David Frenkel delves nicely into the fear and loathing that our clients can experience when dealing with the task of gathering their financial disclosure.

Family Law, Student Forum

There are Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun [to] the Men who Moil for Gold*

  • December 03, 2019
  • Chuck Higgins

Joe Leadbetter is a prospector. With many others, he forms the backbone of Canada’s mining industry.  In Canada – we have what is called a “free entry system”. Prospectors like Joe can enter onto Crown Land and look for minerals. If they find something interesting, they can stake a claim.

Natural Resources and Energy Law, Student Forum

Federal Court Issues Landmark Website-blocking Injunction With Significant Implications for ISPs

  • December 02, 2019
  • Vincent de Grandpré, Christopher Naudie and Sydney Young, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

In the first order of its kind in Canada, the Federal Court has issued an injunction directing named internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent users from accessing certain websites operated by anonymous defendants that are alleged to infringe Canadian copyrights over a wide range of audiovisual works and broadcasts.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law, Student Forum

What is a Procurement Lawyer and Why Might You Need One?

  • December 02, 2019
  • Quin Gilbert-Walters, Gowling WLG

Like many practice areas, there is no typical day in procurement law. The area of procurement law can provide a great opportunity to work with clients in a variety of industries such as defence, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, and manufacturing.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Starting Over at 55: What's the Cost?

  • December 02, 2019
  • Sarah Engel and Brigitte Barsalou, Bales Beall LLP

A look at "grey divorces" and the unique set of challenges they present

Elder Law, Student Forum

New Year’s Resolutions for the New Associate

  • December 02, 2019
  • Jean-Simon Schoenholz, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

The first year of practice is challenging. As the calendar year comes to an end, many first year associates will take a breath during the holidays to reflect on their first few months of practice. Here are five key areas of self-reflection for the new year.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Three Things Law School Does Not Teach You about Family Law

  • December 02, 2019
  • Olivia Koneval, Mann Lawyers

While I thought I was fully equipped from my law school days to practice family law, there are a number of things that I quickly learned I had no clue about. For me, they were new learning opportunities and challenges; however, these new experiences often made me think, I wish I learned this in my Introduction to Family Law class. Here are the top three things law school did not prepare me for in my practice of family law.

Family Law, Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Three Reasons, Two Birds, One Stone: Why Technology Might Hold the Key to Law's Wellness Problem

  • December 01, 2019
  • Malini Vijaykumar, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

"Innovation". "Wellness". These are two of the most common buzzwords in the legal profession these days. It might seem like the two concepts don't bear much relation to each other. What does legal technology have to do with the fact that lawyers aren't eating well enough, exercising often enough, or sleeping - well - enough? Can technology fix that? How can technology fix that?

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division