For many professionals, planning the next career move and managing debt and other finances can seem like a daunting task. Instead, we often choose to put planning on the back burner and resign to letting things sort themselves out. In an effort to make the task a little less daunting for young lawyers, the Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division East hosted a program on November 17, 2016 entitled “Career Planning and Financial Management for Lawyers”.

This past year has been an important one regarding the workplace violence and harassment provisions of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act with developments relating to: (i) an employer’s obligations and duties; (ii) the release of one of the first decisions regarding charges laid under the workplace violence provisions of the OHSA; and (iii) the first convictions and fines levied against employers for failure to comply with the workplace violence provisions of the Act.

An overview of the framework of policies and definitions introduced in the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement that could make it easier for agricultural operations to remain viable.

This article provides an overview of the de novo approach on appeals relating to planning matters in Ireland, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Scotland, framed against the backdrop of the Province of Ontario’s review of the Ontario Municipal Board.

Given clients’ evolving expectations concerning instant access to our legal services, 24/7 communications and remote meetings, lawyers and their employees use mobile devices and other technology every day, whether it be in the office or while working offsite.

We asked seven innovative lawyers to look 10 years into the horizon and predict where they think the practice of law will be in 2027

Why does it seem like every law firm is doing the same thing when it comes to marketing? Legal Marketing pro Jon Holden provides tips to enable your firm to break the mould and emerge as a marketing leader.