Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Legislative Update | December 19, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of December 15
CRR Final Report Released: The Civil Rule Review (CRR) Working Group's Final Policy Report, is now available online. The 200+ page document proposes a broad range of reforms across core areas of the civil litigation process to help reduce delays and costs and increase access to the civil justice system for Ontario litigants.
Article | December 15, 2025
Xania Monet Monet Monet: The Economic Rights of AI Creators
In September 2025, the music industry headlines were dominated not by a pop star or a rock band, but by Xania Monet, a virtual R&B artist created using the AI platform Suno. Reports from Billboard and Forbes confirmed that the human creator behind the project, Telisha “Nikki” Jones, signed a record deal with Hallwood Media worth up to $3 million. For entertainment lawyers, the headline is flashy, but the legal reality is a headache. If a human creator contributes lyrics and prompts, but an AI generates the melody, harmony, and vocal performance, what “economic rights” actually exist to support a multi-million dollar transaction?
Advocacy | December 12, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of December 8
Central East Civil Trial List: The January 2026 Central East Civil Blitz Trial List has been released. This list details the matters that may be called during the upcoming civil trial sittings, scheduled to commence on January 5, 2026, and continue for three weeks.
Advocacy | December 08, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of December 1
EQAO Review: The Ontario government is appointing advisors to review the province’s approach to standardized testing, following the release of data that showed only 51% of Grade 6 students and 59% of Grade 9 students met the provincial standard in math.
Article | December 01, 2025
Tilly Norwood and the Future of Global Entertainment Law
As AI-native Generation Beta is born, meet Tilly Norwood, social media’s controversial new star. She’s an actor, a model, and a budding influencer with a rapidly growing online following who engages with her fans and collaborates with brands. She is also a complete fabrication, a "synthetic human" meticulously crafted by actor/comedian Eline Van der Veden’s London-based studio Particle 6. Norwood’s emergence is no mere novelty; it is a manifestation of the 2025 technological zeitgeist. As generative AI models produce increasingly coherent and sophisticated output, and the "uncanny valley" between the real and the artificial shrinks, she represents a new frontier - not just for technology, but for the law.
