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Province Appoints 10 OBA Members to New Business Law Advisory Council

  • March 02, 2016

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.

Estate Planning Pitfalls Discussed at OBA’s Institute 2016

  • February 23, 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.

OBA Announces New Awards for Excellence in Tax and Health Law

  • February 18, 2016

Each year, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) recognizes lawyers who demonstrate both a commitment to our member-based organization that advances the interests of the justice system and who make valuable contributions to specific practice areas. The OBA has two new awards for outstanding contributions in the practice of health and taxation law.

DON’T MISS OBA’S INSTITUTE 2016 NEXT WEEK

  • January 27, 2016

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) hosts Canada’s largest annual legal gathering from February 2-6, 2016. Now in its 41st year, OBA’s Institute 2016 is the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event for Ontario lawyers in every practice area with more than 30 programs and networking events.