An overview of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments being considered by the City of Toronto to establish specific minimum setbacks for tall buildings in downtown Toronto.

A compilation of links to articles, podcasts, and videos that may be of interest to members of the OBA Women Lawyers Forum. Have suggested content for this feature? Email the link to Justine Johnston at jvsjohnston@gmail.com.

The Women's Legal Mentorship Program (“WLMP”) began in response to the growing issue surrounding the retention of women in the law. The WLMP is focused on shifting the culture of the legal profession and eliminating the barriers facing the retention of all women within the legal profession through its mentorship, leadership and professional development programming.

In Fantl v. Transamerica, the Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed that claims for common law negligent misrepresentation are certifiable and can be the preferable procedure, particularly in the case where there is a single, written representation and no issue that it was received by the members of the class. The OCA's decision encourages class action trial judges to make use of the flexible procedures available under the CPA to streamline the resolution of any residual individual issues.

Joy Hulton, Regional Solicitor for York Region, discusses various issues that municipalities should consider before appointing a municipal ombudsman.

Recent cases of note: Canada v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2015; D’eon Fisheries Ltd. (Re), 2016; Scott (c.o.b. as Oldfield Orchard) v. Filipovic, 2015; Cieslok Media Ltd. v. Clarity Outdoor Media Inc., Outfront Media Canada LP, Intervenor, 2016; 1889072 Ontario Limited v. Globealive Wireless Management, 2016; Crate Marine, 2015.

Ontario has or is now proceeding with a number of amendments to the PPSA and RSLA and other commercial law statutes of which you need to be aware.

As the store shelves slowly fill up with back to school essentials I am reminded of two things: one, I happily will never be a student again; and, two, I had a lot of awesome support getting me through my last year of law school while pregnant. I know there may be other women out there who are pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant while in law school and so this article gives my top 6 survival strategies to make it through 9 months of growing a baby and learning the law.