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Bill 57, An Act to enact, amend and repeal various statutes received Royal Assent on December 6. It amends over 45 statutes. Why should construction practitioners take note? Schedule 8 of Bill 57 amends the Construction Act, making further amendments to certain recent amendments implemented by the Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017. The following summarizes the amendments to the amendments.

Five things you could do to recession-proof your practice.

If you write in French, you should read this.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario released this past week.

The Education Law Section invites you to join us at Institute 2019, where you will hear from panelists offering different perspectives on the law of student discipline. This includes school administrators, school board counsel, children’s counsel, the Child and Family Services Review Board, as well as voices that examine the action and effect of the legislation through an equity lens.

On November 12, 2018, the OBA's Aboriginal Law Section and its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee co-hosted a program focusing on the experiences of Indigenous Two Spirited people, bringing together a learned panel with an unparalleled level of knowledge, experience, and expertise to the program that was well received by its over 50 online and in-person attendees. The panel discussed the historical discrimination experienced by Two Spirited people, progress made, and paths forward.

This article considers the involvement of healthcare professionals in the collection of blood samples from drivers suspected by law enforcement of impaired driving. In light of legalization, and related changes to the Criminal Code, this article provides a timely overview of a hot topic that continues to develop, while touching on the issues healthcare professionals who find themselves in this situation should be alert to.

The Real Property Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, in cooperation with the Law Society of Ontario, has updated the educational tool for clients who are buying a residential property in Ontario. This publication is newly improved, is accessible online, and paper copies can be ordered.

With the advent of the GDPR and the amendments to PIPEDA, data breach response plans are no longer optional – they are mandatory - and a misstep could be costly.