Past OBA President to Receive Law Society Medal 11 mars 2016 Past OBA President Orlando Da Silva will receive a Law Society Medal for his work to bring mental health issues to the forefront of the legal profession.
OBA Congratulates 2016 Law Society Award Recipients 11 mars 2016 The OBA congratulates this year’s Law Society Awards recipients, including Past OBA President Orlando Da Silva and OBA members Jennifer Babe, Ronda Bessner, Ronald Caza, David Estrin, Errol Mendes and Lisa Borsook.
Potential Spousal Financial Obligations Noted at OBA Institute 2016 23 février 2016 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.
Capacity Conundrums Highlighted at Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2016 23 février 2016 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.
OBA Announces New Awards for Excellence in Tax and Health Law 18 février 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.
Important family law advocacy update 16 février 2016 Today the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Law Society of Upper Canada announced the appointment of the Honourable Justice Annemarie Bonkalo to lead a review to consider whether a broader range of legal service providers, such as paralegals, law clerks and students, should be allowed to handle certain family law matters.
OBA Office Closure: February 15, 2016 11 février 2016 Please note that the OBA office will be closed on Monday, February 15th in recognition of Family Day in Ontario. We look forward to serving our members throughout the rest of the month.
Now accepting nominations for the OBA Award for Excellence in Family Law in Memory of James McLeod 09 février 2016 Nominations close on February 26th
DON’T MISS OBA’S INSTITUTE 2016 NEXT WEEK 27 janvier 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.
OBA-OJEN Mock Trials Make Headlines 25 janvier 2016 The first of eight judicial regional tournaments took place in Sudbury on January 11th gaining local media coverage.