In the Media

In an interview with Law Times, David Sterns says pushing for court reform and the digitization of the courts will be at the top of his agenda during his term as OBA president.

In a recent Canadian Press article on new Attorney General Yasir Naqvi’s intent to modernize the justice system, OBA President David Sterns is quoted on the use of technology in the courts.

A recent Law Times article reports on the impact of judicial vacancies on the court system, and quotes OBA President Ed Upenieks as saying “It impacts on the whole system. When you have delays, justice delayed is justice denied.”

Kathleen A. Waters, recipient of the 2016 OBA Award for Excellence in Real Estate, has been featured in the Financial Post and Law Times for her award win.

In the Legal Feeds blog, OBA Past President Orlando Da Silva comments on the mental health strategy under consideration by the Law Society of Upper Canada’s governing body.

Ontario has established a new Business Law Advisory Council that will make recommendations to reform laws that are responsive to changing business priorities and supportive of a prosperous economy. Appointed to the Council are OBA members Carol Hansell (Chair), E. Patrick Shea (Vice-Chair), Jennifer Babe, Andy Chan, Doug Downey, John Ground QC, Sheila Murray, Arlene O’Neill, Rob Scavone and Peter Viitre.

At the Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2016 Sean Zeitz, litigator for Lipman, Zener Waxman LLP discussed the financial obligations for married spouses under bankruptcy law.

An individual’s right of refusal of a capacity assessment was the subject of a robust discussion led by Lonny Rosen of Rosen Sunshine LLP.

New developments in pension plan governance was the focus of a panel session led by OBA members Mitch Frazer, Torys LLP and Tejash Modi, Morneau Shepell at Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2016.

Panel members Terry Moore, senior counsel at CIBC; Arthur Fish, Borden Ladner Gervais and Sarah Shody, senior counsel and vice-president of Wealth Management Litigation at BMO Financial Group highlighted the challenges for estate planners with an ageing population.