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Amending the Amended Construction Act: Bill 57 Receives Royal Assent

  • December 14, 2018
  • Todd Robinson, vice-chair, Construction & Infrastructure Law Section Executive, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP,

Bill 57, An Act to enact, amend and repeal various statutes received Royal Assent on December 6. It amends over 45 statutes. Why should construction practitioners take note? Schedule 8 of Bill 57 amends the Construction Act, making further amendments to certain recent amendments implemented by the Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017. The following summarizes the amendments to the amendments.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum

Current Trends and Emerging Issues in Student Discipline: A Ten-Year Review of Part XIII of the Education Act

  • December 14, 2018
  • Andrea Luey

The Education Law Section invites you to join us at Institute 2019, where you will hear from panelists offering different perspectives on the law of student discipline. This includes school administrators, school board counsel, children’s counsel, the Child and Family Services Review Board, as well as voices that examine the action and effect of the legislation through an equity lens.

Education Law, Student Forum

Indigenous Two Spirited People: Program Review and Highlights

  • December 13, 2018
  • Alissa Saieva

On November 12, 2018, the OBA's Aboriginal Law Section and its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee co-hosted a program focusing on the experiences of Indigenous Two Spirited people, bringing together a learned panel with an unparalleled level of knowledge, experience, and expertise to the program that was well received by its over 50 online and in-person attendees. The panel discussed the historical discrimination experienced by Two Spirited people, progress made, and paths forward.

Aboriginal Law, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, Student Forum

Impaired Driving and Bodily Fluid Samples: What Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Should Know

  • December 12, 2018
  • Anna Marrison, Kate Deakon and Lucas Kilravey, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.

This article considers the involvement of healthcare professionals in the collection of blood samples from drivers suspected by law enforcement of impaired driving. In light of legalization, and related changes to the Criminal Code, this article provides a timely overview of a hot topic that continues to develop, while touching on the issues healthcare professionals who find themselves in this situation should be alert to.

Health Law, Student Forum

Working With a Lawyer When You Buy a Home

  • December 12, 2018
  • Alexandra Peng, Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Real Property Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, in cooperation with the Law Society of Ontario, has updated the educational tool for clients who are buying a residential property in Ontario. This publication is newly improved, is accessible online, and paper copies can be ordered.

Real Property Law, Student Forum