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About Articles The articles below are published by the Young Lawyers Division of the Ontario Bar Association. Members are encouraged to submit articles. 

Editors: Emily OKeefe - Central Region; Caroline Bedard - East Region

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Social Media Smarts: Ottawa Edition

  • March 30, 2015
  • Jenni Lee Campbell

Young lawyer Jenni Lee Campbell provides an overview of the Social Medial CPD held in Ottawa on February 25, 2015, and relates her top 5 practical tips from the session.

Diamonds Are Forever... Not Really

  • March 11, 2015
  • Andrew Sudano

While a family law case surrounding the return of an engagement ring remains a thorny business at best, Andrew Sudano examines some ways that one party may be able to have the engagement ring returned.

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The Soundtrack To Your (Work) Life

  • December 11, 2014
  • Andrew Sudano

In the fall of 2014, JUST magazine asked lawyers and legal practitioners for their favourite music playlists in its "Songs for Lawyers" series. But...they didn't include responses from family lawyers. So, Toronto family lawyer Andrew Sudano picks up the ball in this article - the definitive "Songs for Family Lawyers" list.

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Honour (and Support) Thy Mother and Father: An Examination of “Parent Support”

  • September 30, 2014
  • Andrew Sudano

If you did not already know, a parent’s obligation to financially support their child is not a one-way responsibility. As the baby- boomer generation approaches retirement, what does the law say about our legal responsibilities to support our elders (in addition, of course, to our moral ones). In this article, Andrew Sudano discusses the law surrounding this reciprocal support obligation.

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Tuesdays in June are OBA Pub Nights!

  • June 16, 2014
  • YLD Central Executive

Cheers to Tuesdays! Come join the YLD at the OBA Pub Nights on Tuesdays in June for an opportunity to meet and establish connections with both young and experienced lawyers, expand your network of contacts and develop and enhance life, legal and career skills.

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Butting Out Smokers from the Workplace

  • May 23, 2014
  • Danielle T. Gauer

The Ontario Human Rights Code aims to ensure that everyone has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of disability. Although the medical community recognizes that smoking is in fact an addiction similar to alcohol and drug dependencies, which have both been found to be disabilities within the meaning of the Code, the case law is divided on the legal issue of addiction to nicotine.

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