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Resources, Articles, & Advocacy

Article | July 07, 2026

Get to Know Your Exec: Avechi Chimara

An interview with Avechi Chimara, Vice-Chair of the OBA Business Law Section Executive.

Article | July 07, 2026

Get to Know Your Exec: Monique Rabideau

An interview with Monique Rabideau, Co-Chair of Continuing Professional Development Programming, Chair of the Securities Law Committee, and member of the Business Law Section Executive.

Article | July 06, 2026

Get to Know Your Exec: Leanne Tran

An interview with Leanne Tran, Newsletter Editor on the OBA Business Law Section Executive.

Legislative Update | July 03, 2026

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 29

Tenant A/C Rules: An Ontario law came into effect this week explicitly allowing tenants to install window air conditioning units and portable units.

Article | June 30, 2026

A Seat at the Table: Reflections for Law Students and Lawyers Transitioning In-House

Most lawyers start their careers working at a law firm and later transition to in-house roles. I began my legal career articling in-house, where I spent 10 months in the legal department at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada. I am sharing my reflections to help those beginning their legal careers in-house or considering a transition into this type of role.

Article | June 30, 2026

Decision No. 1068/21: A case of overlapping entitlements

In Decision No. 1068/21, a WSIAT Panel addressed overlapping claims for chronic pain and psychological injury, finding that the worker’s psychological conditions were subsumed under chronic pain disability as the primary impairment. The Panel nevertheless granted entitlement under the presumptive PTSD policy, holding that a worker may remain “employed” while on leave for the purposes of the presumption.

Article | June 30, 2026

Trust Declarations: Testamentary Dispositions?

This article considers whether a trust declaration entered into by an attorney for property violates the provisions of subsection 7(2) of the Substitute Decisions Act, particularly through revisiting the decision of Justice Gomery in Selkirk v Selkirk, 2022 ONSC 2653.

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