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Ontario lawyers celebrate the profession’s response to the 2017 U.S. travel bans

The OBA has been advised by the Attorney General that the Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition, done at The Hague on July 1, 1985 (the Hague Trust Convention), and set out in Schedule 1 to the International Recognition of Trusts Act, 2017 will come into force on May 1, 2018

Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General recently announced an $86 million investment in legal aid services. It includes $17.2M for community legal clinics and student legal aid services societies.

OBA Members are lawyers who know the value of volunteerism. As the largest voluntary legal organization in the province, OBA members make significant contributions to the profession every day, and this month, they are volunteering to help thousands of Ontarians get free legal advice for their civil legal needs.

After an extensive search process, The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Hall is returning to the OBA, taking over the executive director position held by Steve Pengelly who announced his retirement in the fall of 2017 after more than a decade in service to the Association.

Nominations close March 30, 2018.

The Canadian Bar Association has appointed long-time OBA member and committed volunteer Vivene Salmon as the new CBA Vice-President for the 2018-2019 term.

OBA President Quinn Ross delivers opening remarks at RODA's 3rd Annual Diversity Conference in Partnership with the OBA.

OBA President Quinn Ross writes to Law Society on Statement of Principles.

The Ontario Bar Association congratulates the Honourable Sébastien Grammond on his appointment to the Federal Court.